“When words are many sin is not absent, but he who holds his tongue is wise.” Prov 10:19 NIV Can you do it?   Can I do it? Try and hold your tongue this week – Together we can do it!   Need a daily dose of encouragement? Check out…

I was meeting with a good friend of mine recently, and we were talking about the consequences of our actions and how they affect us in the long run (as well as how they affect others). It reminded me of an old saying I had heard several years ago that…

Watching the commercials at the Superbowl last weekend (yes I watch those as much as I watch the game) I realized that marketing these days is getting out of hand. It turned into a 30 second free for all to see who could come up with the most outlandish, craziest,…

We had several snow days last week due to the extreme weather that came through our city and state. The streets were filled with ice, schools and businesses were closed, and we had about 6 inches of snow on the ground (along with some ice).   Snow days are fun!…

I was reviewing my 2016 goals for the year with a good friend of mine this week (by the way, have you written down YOUR goals for the year yet?). I noticed as we were talking that many times we can make things so complex when it comes to our…

I did it again last week. I atually do it all the time. I was at my office and in a conversation with a co-worker.  I cut them off so I could say what I wanted to say, not allowing them time to even finish their sentence.  I felt the…

One of my very first bosses, when I started getting an actual paycheck in the Music Industry over 25 years ago, had a peculiar nick name.  I didn’t quite understand it at the time, as I was just a young intern working in the mail room for free.  I quickly…

I had a project due this week at work. And I didn’t get it finished. I kept working on it. Going back to it. Doing more research. Rewriting a part or two. And I missed the deadline to turn it in. Have you ever done this? Have you ever gotten…

Back when I was working in the secular music industry I worked with what we would call some real life, bigger than big, music industry “characters”. They were interesting people to say the least.  They truly lived up to the rock n’ roll, record executive mogul-type people that you have…

I finally finished writing my book! Can you believe it?! I can’t! This is something that has taken me MUCH longer than I anticipated, but nevertheless it is done! I started writing it in January of this year (2015), with the intent that I would have it finished and published…