by marshal | Nov 23, 2005 | Lessons Learned, Priorities
Thanksgiving Day – food, football and family! Memories flood back as I think of Thanksgivings past. The best part of the day is sitting around the table after dessert and sharing something significant for which we are thankful. Heartfelt gratitude expressed...
by marshal | Oct 5, 2005 | Lessons Learned, Priorities, Stewardship
One of my high school employers taught me that "Hard work can lead to great benefit"– whether loading bales of hay or hand picking bugs off his roses. He lauded persistence, patience and perseverance. Sweat was a good thing! However, in today's...
by marshal | Sep 14, 2005 | Lessons Learned, Priorities, Stewardship
On a trip to Central Asia, I met a wonderful man who had been born and raised in Afghanistan. His story captivated me. From a practicing Muslim family, he had discovered the claims of Jesus while in university in the Middle East. He made the incredibly difficult...
by marshal | Sep 7, 2005 | Lessons Learned, Priorities, Stewardship
Fifty six miles per hour in a 35 miles-per-hour zone. Yikes! On the way to work, my mind was preoccupied by an upcoming trip overseas. I was intensely focused on the needs of my trip and the tasks to be done in preparation on that last day in the office. I was...
by marshal | Aug 31, 2005 | Lessons Learned, Priorities, Stewardship
The elegant remnants of the architecture and sculptured buildings of Eastern Europe left a great impression on me when visiting in 1990. These edifices had survived the bombs of World Wars I and II and the wear and tear of 50 years of communism. Graffiti had not come...
by marshal | Jul 13, 2005 | Lessons Learned, Positive Humor, Priorities
Recently I have had the opportunity to worry about issues related to my work and my family. Worry seems to come so naturally. Whenever I think negatively into the future, many "what ifs" emerge. These give me ample fuel to stoke my mind's imagination...
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