"The purpose of life is not to be happy. It is to be useful, to be honorable, to be compassionate, to have it make some difference that you have lived and lived well." Ralph Waldo Emerson



Every 3.6 seconds, someone in our world dies from a hunger-related cause. A startling thought to most of us born in this land of plenty. Meals from the Heartland began here in Iowa in 2008. These last few days, together with thousands of volunteers, Natalie and I help package another 5 million meals to be shipped across the globe to hungry people.It's a humbling experience that puts life in perspective. Let's not seek to be happy, but rather to be useful, honorable and compassionate.  Let's make a difference because we live well.