2020 Is Making Us Stronger, Better, And More Resilient
I'm updating my thinking today. I'm declaring 2020 is making you and me--all of us--stronger, better, and more resilient people. Because I'm tired of wishing 2020 was over. I'm tired of being on edge, wondering what other pandemic or disaster or terrible experience...
A Beautiful Gift: The Dawn Of A New Day
Wow. What a week we've experienced here in Iowa! Last Monday, with 20 minutes of warning, a derecho (never heard this term before last week) ripped through the center of our state, leaving much damage and destruction is its wake. Unfortunately, we, along with many...
In Case You’re Wondering, There Is More To Life Than This
My last post got some of us thinking as I shared the story of when I voiced driving to work one day, "there's got to be more to life than this." It got me thinking, too, about life today. In these troubled and turbulent times. As the devastation of this pandemic...
There’s Got To Be More To Life Than This
I remember it as if it happened two weeks ago. I was driving to work in the winter of 1994, maneuvering through the "S curve" of downtown Cedar Rapids, Iowa. In minutes I would arrive to the office and do what I had done every work day for the last seven years. I...
Remember This Truth: God Is With You Today
I've mentioned before I pray as I walk down our dusty gravel road each morning. As I lift my eyes to the heavens and take in the beauty of the early morning sky, I can't help but feel God's presence surrounding me. It's then the truth of "God is with you" becomes so...
Am I The Most Positive And Enthusiastic Person I Know?
Be the most positive and enthusiastic person you know.H. Jackson Brown, Jr. H. Jackson Brown, Jr., that's a tall order, sir. It is for me anyway. I want to be the most positive and enthusiastic person I know. Really, I do. But, in all reality, I know I'm not. I mean,...
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