“Family stories can be told nearly anywhere. They cost us only our time, our memories, our creativity. They can inspire us, protect us, and bind us to others. So be generous with your stories, and be generous in your stories. Remember that your children may have them for a lifetime.” Elaine Reese Collecting and recording […]
Step By Step – How I Obtained An Influential Place In The Diplomatic World
Step by Step and the thing is done. – Charles Atlas What do a trip to Alaska, Wichita Kansas, and Strasbourg France have to do with becoming the US Air Traffic Representative in Brussels Belgium? These were places where key development and training took place as I progressed toward an unlikely career path within the […]
Hiding Out In A Secret Place
Hiding out: “I am nothing but an imperfect being, who is residing on earth with a perfect God as my guidance and protection.” ― Edmond Mbiaka I am not going to whine or state the obvious about 2020, but like most, I am glad it is in the rear view mirror. Even so, as I reflect, […]
A Grateful Life Is A Grace FULL Life
“For grace is given not because we have done good works, but in order that we may be able to do them.” – Saint Augustine of Hippo A grace full life. A life full of grace. What does that look like? Grace is one of those concepts that you know when you see and experience it, […]
Ten Powerful Thoughts That Will Nurture Gratitude
I suspect you are in the same place I am: weary of political posturing, ads for health care schemes, and the need to wear masks. If you are not, then wonderful! But I personally have found the need to go deep into the gratitude mode. To help with that, below are ten quotes I found […]
Sure And Positive Outcomes When God Reaches
“So do not fear, for I am with you; do not be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you; I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.” Isaiah 41:10 “God reaches” in my life are a daily constant. I don’t know how anyone can walk this life without […]
Why This Is A Good Time For Life Planning
“You have been given a gift—your life. What will you do with it?” – ― Michael Hyatt, Living Forward: A Proven Plan to Stop Drifting and Get the Life You Want In 2016 I embarked on composing a Life Plan. I wrote about the process in a series of posts at that time. I followed the […]
Multiplying Days On Earth With Airplanes
“That your days may be multiplied, and the days of your children, in the land which the Lord sware unto your fathers to give them, as the days of heaven upon the earth.” Deut 11: 21 A couple of years ago I was privileged to be part of a delegation who converged at the Textron Customer […]
A Time Tested Lesson In Processing Loss And Grief
“Trials make you strong. Failure makes you humble. Challenges make you strive. Life keeps you going and growing” ― Kemi Sogunle, Beyond the Pain by Kemi Sogunle Over the past months, the world, literally, has been in a state of shock. This pandemic, this silent thief, has us all dealing with loss at many levels. The loss: […]