I picked up my daughter from school today and we went to the outdoor ice rink at the mall. I haven’t ice skated in a few years and I wasn’t sure I would easily remember how to do it. We put our skates on an made our way onto the ice. Ice skating is just [...]
Read More...A year of so ago I started reading a daily devotional book that my wife had purchased. She left it in the “reading room” for a quick bit of inspiration. It’s called Echoes of Eternity and it’s written by a guy named Hal M. Helms. These are bite-sized meditations that choose a single scripture verse [...]
Read More...If I were to make a list of things that I not do well, it would be very long. I can’t cook. I can’t hit a baseball or swing a golf club. I can’t change the oil on my car. I can’t make plants grow and thrive. I can’t qualify for American Idol and I [...]
Read More...Breath in, breath out. If you can follow these instructions then give yourself a pat on the back and celebrate! There are those who are not able to do this today. Approximately 150,000 people around the world take their last breath every day. Life can get incredibly hectic. Family, work, bills, hassles, politics, friends, enemies, [...]
Read More...Did you know there are places in the world where they do not have Bibles? Indeed, there are places in the world where it is illegal to have the Word of God! We who live in the free world take for granted our ability to worship as we choose. There are people dying for their [...]
Read More...Pilgrims. The Mayflower. Plymouth Rock. Turkey. Dressing. Stuffing. Family. Family. Family. Thanksgiving has its history and Thanksgiving has its feast. But more than anything, I am thankful for the blessings of my family and being able to enjoy time with them. I hope today finds you with those you love. Happy Thanksgiving!
Read More...As I move into a sabbatical period in my professional life, I have had the opportunity to take stock of my business. People are always telling me how impressed they are with me and the projects I create. It’s very humbling, but it’s also not fair that I take the credit. In these moments I [...]
Read More...I’ll never forget hearing AM radio for the first time. As a young boy growing up in the Chicago suburbs, I remember listening to Larry Lujack, Superjock on WCFL radio. Top Forty Radio became a staple during my formative years. I fell in love with music. As a kid I would pretend that I was [...]
Read More...I have always struggled with my eating habits and weight to some degree. Most recently, I ballooned up to 225 pounds and didn’t feel very good. That’s one of the reasons I started Project Fit a couple months ago. Today I am under 200 pounds and still have weight to lose. But I am getting [...]
Read More...I’ve been giving much thought to my past as of late. There are people who have hurt me in my personal and business life. And there are people I have hurt. It’s not fun to be on either side of the equation. No one likes being hurt and no one enjoys hurting others (unless they [...]
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