by James Belt | May 13, 2025 | Uncategorized
In my first post of 2025 titled “Receiving, Not Grasping in 2025”, I shared that my intentional choice entering the New Year was to receive. To say it another way, my vision was, and still is, to live life in a posture of receiving rather than grasping. As...
by James Belt | Apr 17, 2025 | Uncategorized
Have you ever watched Antique Roadshow? Launched in the 1997, this well-known PBS show invites antique owners to bring in items to be appraised by experts. The backstory of the items vary widely. In some cases, it is an item that has been passed down for generations....
by James Belt | Apr 2, 2025 | Uncategorized
When I was a kid, I had the chance to spend a lot of time with both of my grandfathers. I have written about their influence on me in the past, including in my book, Hope Realized. They were different in many ways, but they had this in common: they both saw more in me...
by James Belt | Mar 21, 2025 | Uncategorized
“I am not a good Wemmick.” This is a line from a fantastic children’s book titled You are Special by Max Lucado. As a father of two children under the age of 10, I I have read it a number of times, but its message is applicable to all ages. The book...
by James Belt | Mar 4, 2025 | Uncategorized
“What do you see?” I was at the eye doctor looking through what appeared to be a glorified microscope at what seemed to be a slide show. Every few seconds, the optometrist would hit a couple of buttons and ask me the question again: “What do you...