I had a lot going on last week . Lots to do at both home and work.  End of the school year stuff is starting to take over so there are many commitments, shows, performances, ceremonies and school functions that I have been attending.  I also have some added responsibilities at…

I know better. But it still happens to me time and time again. I get all puffed up at work, feeling like I know more than the other folks that I am working with. “I have more experience than they do.” “ I have tried that before and it doesn’t work”  “I should get that…

Easter is the most wonderful gift for us as believers.  It is a huge reminder of what Christ did for us on the Cross, and something that is celebrated worldwide on the same day. I also think the Monday after Easter is the best opportunity for us to witness to others…

What time do you get up each day?  I usually get up around 5:00 AM, while the rest of my family gets up around 6:00 AM during the school year.  My plan has always been to use this uninterrupted hour for a devotional time and also to do some work for my…

I have been working a lot lately.  There have been some projects due that have caused me to stay at work late for the past several weeks in order to get them completed. Working late has happened many times over my career.  There was a season about a year and a…

Have you had to travel on business lately?  When I travel, there are waaaay too many distractions.  The airports are full of people pushing their way by to get ahead of you, bouncing your eyes is all the more difficult as women are having to remove much of their clothing…

Sometimes we have the best ideas – the ones that will take our company’s objectives to the next level.  Help us reach our strategic goals.  Take our company to new heights in the industry we are in. Yet sometimes these great ideas seem to be ignored.  Have you ever been in this…

Well, not really. Not anymore. I used to be though – several years ago.  And I still have relapses from time to time. I used to be the first one in the office every day (this was before smartphones had taken over and I could check my messages as soon as I woke…

My organization went through another painful transition last week.  We made the decision to close some of our retail stores, and along with this closure came some loss of jobs for people that I have known a long time and worked with everyday. I have been through this situation many times…

I get tired of it happening to me. Yet many times I am part of it happening to others. I’m talking about being gracious to others in the workplace. I am at a company that I would consider “a great place to work. “  The atmosphere is positive, folks are kind to one…