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Getting Lost – The Best Part of Camp
I got lost this weekend. Me and three fifth graders, my "Arrow of Light" boys that I've had the opportunity to watch grow up in Cub Scouts the last several years. We were on a hike and having a great time, and it wasn't too long before we all realized we were...
Read more“He knows how much I can handle, and how much I can’t. I trust him with my life. Therefore, I will handle it, and when this is over, I will be even more like he wants me to be.”
I Will Handle It
"He knows the way I take... when he has tried me, I shall come forth as gold." - Job "He knows how much I can handle, and how much I can't. I trust him with my life. Therefore, I will handle it, and when this is over, I will be even more like he wants me to be." - Stu...
The Bookkeeper
I'm the bookkeeper for my son's baseball team. It's a job that suits me well... numbers guy, doesn't really know a ton about baseball but can (try) to count balls and strikes. It's also a job that gives me the privilege to hang out in the dugout the whole game with...
Chef Mickey’s Open for Brunch
Last night Erin and I spent an hour or two booking the "big" meals for our Disney trip this fall... One place we wanted to hit was Chef Mickey's, but even though we're 5+ months out, it was booked. I went back this morning and it was still booked for all breakfast and...
A new morning routine
Old morning routine... drag myself out of bed in time to get kids to school, suck down 2-3 big mugs of coffee and eat what I can, arrive to work just in time to "be on time" (whatever that means). New morning routine... up at 5:05, scarf down a bowl of cereal and a...
60 Day Challenge
I started the 6 week challenge at Crossfit Unbreakable this morning. I like how various elements of the workouts scale down so you can start about anywhere and move forward. And of course since I told Coach Jim my first CF goal, he gave me an extra workout to do 4...
My first Crossfit Goal is…
... to do two or more unassisted pull-ups or chin-ups, whichever is easiest, within the first 6 weeks of my Crossfit Experience. If I find I progress faster than I expect, I'll revise this goal to add more reps or get both exercises going. This was an exercise that I...
Feeling Strong
There's a quote from Into the Wild, the story of Christopher McCandless that I really like: "It is important in life not to be strong, but to feel strong, to measure yourself at least once. If you want something in life, reach out and grab it." I've watched the...
Two Hits and a Quit
My son's first year of Minor League Baseball has just ended. Not the grownup minor leagues of course, the kid version, which is those two years of baseball in between years of coaches tossing you the best pitch they can and those "naturals" hurling 50mph balls down...
Things to write about
how I'm often more like Saul than David... Fear of man Baseball trip with Colton and his friend Getting back into youth work... And talking to Erin about it. A kiss from my daughter Erin and her actha ride Marketing call from Chris Letting go of of a big...
Read moreOutstanding leaders go out of their way to boost the self-esteem of their personnel. If people believe in themselves, it’s amazing what they can accomplish.
A word from Sam Walton
I heard this line from Sam Walton today on the radio. Outstanding leaders go out of their way to boost the self-esteem of their personnel. If people believe in themselves, it's amazing what they can accomplish. We hear alot nowadays about how "needy" these millennials...
Read moreWhat has cost God much cannot be cheap for us.
Cheap Grace
I started reading (listening) to The Cost of Discipleship by Dietrich Bonhoeffer tonight as I ran the vacuum across the floor. I've started this a few times but never made it past around 15 minutes. It may not be the best book to listen to while I run (I'll admit,...
Read moreDon’t those who plan evil go astray? Those who plan good receive loyalty and faithfulness.
There is profit in hard work, but mere talk leads to poverty.
Wealth is the crown of the wise, and the folly of fools is folly.
Plan good
This is a voice of truth I'm thankful for right now. Do what's right. Let the results follow. Don’t those who plan evil go astray? Those who plan good receive loyalty and faithfulness. There is profit in hard work, but mere talk leads to poverty. Wealth is the crown...
Read moreThe opinion other people have of you is their problem.
Other People's Opinion
I heard this on the Dave Ramsey Show today: The opinion other people have of you is their problem.
The Mercy Tree
I listened to this song a few times on the way to work today. Can't get it out of my head, and I'm oh so thankful. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hrgl9z3grKU
There is power in the blood.
Heard this at church today. Don't know where it came from but it's good. Blood is life. Sixty thousand miles of blood vessels link every living cell; even the blood vessels themselves are fed by blood vessels. Highways narrow down to one-lane roads, then bike paths,...
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Tolerance for failure is a very specific part of of excellent company’s culture and that lesson comes directly from the top.
Champions have to make lots of tries and consequently experience failures or the company will never learn.
Tolerance for Failure
Tolerance for failure is a very specific part of of excellent company's culture and that lesson comes directly from the top. Champions have to make lots of tries and consequently experience failures or the company will never learn. - The E-Myth Revisited - Michael...
Tony Evans Week 3 Kingdom Man
God chooses to do most of what he does because of decisions we make. There is no man that has net his destiny without wandering through the wilderness. When you're a kingdom man, there is an inheritance to be claimed because there is a destiny to be fulfilled. You...
