I took some time this morning to read before I allowed myself to do anything else. I often find myself starting out with a long list of daily to-do’s that don’t permit me to start a day being still and receiving what comes my way. Perhaps today it happened for this reason. My mission this… Read More Be Someone’s Miracle
Since I’ve been “retired” I’ve had the opportunity to play a lot more golf. I’ve grown to really enjoy it, not because I am very good, but because you have the chance to be in great weather (most of the time), play with friends and family and get some quality exercise (especially when you walk… Read More The Winning Way in Life – and Golf?!?
For many years I aspired to a number of the pearls of wisdom I felt came from the writings of Stephen Covey. Several of my closest colleagues were certified Covey facilitators so it was something that we referred to and used consistently. Although I’m sure many of Covey’s concepts have stuck with me in my professional… Read More He Already Sees The Rainbow, When We See Only Clouds
Have I told you how very much we love our church? There is so much to enjoy and appreciate about this community of believers. It all started only two years ago when our main church campus expanded to a location much closer to our house. We have been blessed to watch this location grow very fast… Read More Freely You Have Received, So Freely Give
Earlier this week my (almost) 2.5 year old grandson was at our house and decided he wanted to check out some of the jewelry I have in my stand up jewelry box. Neither his mother or I knew he had discovered it, so when she saw him it was quite a surprise. I’m not sure… Read More Tell the Mountain… How Big Your God Is!
“… if you can fix it with money, don’t worry about it!” There are many times during my life that I have heard my mom say those words. At just the right moment when she was alive as she patiently reminded me of it and even after she went to heaven, I can still hear her and… Read More My Mama Always Said…
For much of my career, I was involved in leading an organization and it’s leaders in a critical strategic planning process that including creating a mission and vision statement. Research, along with hundreds of leadership books will tell you that investing in the creation of a mission and vision provide the pathway and guiding principles… Read More What’s Your ‘Life Verse’?
I grew up in a family that loved baseball. As early as I can remember, our Saturday afternoons were spent eating lunch on TV trays in our living room as we gathered around to watch the baseball game of the week. Growing up in Phoenix, we didn’t have a baseball team back then (or any… Read More My Own “Field of Dreams”
Today is an exciting day, as I get to share with you a new look and a new logo for this blog. But before I do, I have a short story to share about how this came about. Since I started the blog March 1st of this year, I’ve had a vision in my head of… Read More At The Cross Has a (Victorious) New Look!
There’s a commercial running on TV currently that has caught my attention a few times over the past few weeks. Perhaps you’ve seen it? It shows a person describing to the camera what they don’t particularly like about themselves. One guy talks about his face being too round, his checks being to puffy and his… Read More We Are Fearfully and Wonderfully Made