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Happiness

The National Opinion Research Center study shows that the happiest people in America have common circumstances: they enjoy what they do for a living; have a sense of security;have close friends; are optimistic;believe in God. I am blessed that I enjoy those things listed. Life

What Innkeepers Do

A friend from high-school came to Whitestone. I had not seen him since 1959 and would not have recognized him if he had not identified himself when he pulled in the entrance to the chapel. I was parking cars for a wedding, greeted him warmly

Nature Nurtures

I have been sitting on the back deck of the Farmhouse at Whitestone. It is an absolutely perfect Spring afternoon.I can see over 4 miles of lake frontage and 4 islands.(Watts Bar Lake embayment of the Tennessee River) The Smokey Mountains are visible in the

Hospitality

The root word for hospitality is the same as hospital. Hospitality is simply taking care of real needs. The guests who come to the inn recently have had a greater need for rest and stress relief than I remember anytime in the past. I see

Making Things Happen

It is a complicated, complex world out there today. Figure our the U.S. tax code before tomorrow. try to grasp what is happening to our economy, figure out how business works, etc. (long list) I was reminded of a quote from Nicholas Butler,president of Columbia

Reunion! Easter always carries a different set of feelings since my son’s death in 1992. It means I will get to see him again.And that belief is not based on wishful thinking, but on historical facts and 700 eyewitness accounts.There is more historical evidence about

These Economic Times

A recurring theme amoung innkeepers and business owners as we discuss the difficult financial times we are experiencing is better management. Most of us agree that we are required to manage our business better today than in the past. In fact, we are being forced

“hard times” Really???

“Hard times” is a topic that everybody is talking about.  Years ago the church I pastored had a day care center with an after-school program. Late one afternoon an elementary school student walked into my office, sighed deeply, and sat down in a big chair

A Place of Refuge

Our Judeo-Christian heritage has an important tradition of places of safe refuge. The concept of cities of refuge was instituted in the nation of Israel by commands from God in the Old Testament book of Joshua. Israel had divided Canaan into tribal territories. As God