So I walked into the meeting with a preconceived notion of how everyone was going to react.  I wasn’t happy to be there in the first place. Why were we even having this meeting?  And who scheduled it at this time anyway?  Surely no one wanted to be here like…

Recently my family got to spend some time together for Spring Break.  We did some fun things out of town, watched some movies, ate fun food, and relaxed a good bit. We had such a good time! Vacations for me are a good way to retune my mind.  I get…

How happy are you today? I mean, how happy are you today – really? Joy is something that eludes me often.  I get caught up in the weight of the world – you know, North Korea, school shootings, new road construction, increasingly bad traffic on my commute, all proven “joy…

The greatest evangelist of our time passed away recently.  A man that helped shape who I am today, even though I never formally met him.  I was sad when I heard of his death, yet I know that he is in Heaven right now. He is the epitome of the…

I thought about it again this morning, how are we to act towards others at our workplace. When the kids in our classroom say hateful things to on another and to us; when a co-worker acts deceitful towards you in order to make themselves look better in the eyes of…

With the Olympics starting this week, it has my family in front of the TV (whether they want to be or not!), watching the opening ceremonies (did that guy really not wear a shirt while carrying his flag for his country when it was 5 degrees outside?!) and then settling…

Several of the folks I work with lost their jobs recently. We all go through or see this at some time or another in our career but it was even more sad for me this time because I liked all of these people a lot, and now I will no…

I’ve had a bad attitude lately.  Yes, I really have.  Can you actually believe it?!  Those that know me pretty well know that I am usually the one looking at the glass half full, always encouraging folks, and just plain trying to look at the brightest side of things. This…

After having some extended time off – enjoying Christmas, visiting family, having vacation fun – this week it will be time for many of us to head back to work. As we begin 2018, I’m not going to ask you to read your bible every day, or set goals and…

It’s the best time of year again.  The time when we get to celebrate Jesus’ birthday and all that goes with it. The time when we get to celebrate all the traditions that we have been doing over the years, and also the new ones that we may have just started….