My Writings. My Thoughts.
5 Things Kids Want To Hear
// July 25th, 2010 // 1 Comment » // Belief, Life, ThoughtsI was thinking about this the other day and decided to try to come up with a few things I do to push my son Tyler and challenge him to think and try harder. I looked at this not from my point of view as the parent – but as Tyler and what would I [...]
An Endless Renewable Resource
// July 18th, 2010 // 5 Comments » // Belief, ThoughtsWe all know someone who has ended a relationship, lost a loved one, or has been emotionally hurt by someone in their life. This has been on my mind lately because a dear friend of mine just ended a marriage and is in the process of rebuilding her life. I look back at my own [...]
Dancin Dawn!
// June 5th, 2010 // 1 Comment » // LifeSo a while back I talked Dawn into doing a little dance skit for me … remember the guy Matt who did a video of dancing around the world? Yea … well anyway, every year at Epcot they do a Food and Wine festival. I thought it would be cool to record Dawn “Dancing around [...]
A New Three Ring Circus
// June 4th, 2010 // 1 Comment » // News, ThoughtsTV today has become the new Circus. I remember when The Learning Channel had informative and interesting shows (maybe) … now it seems like the tabloids have taken over our airwaves and the general public is eating it up like fat kids at an ice cream buffet. The show that pushed me over the edge [...]
It Is A Choice
// May 14th, 2010 // No Comments » // ThoughtsI remember back when I was around 14 … lighting that first cigarette. I was cool … I was dangerous … I was just like all those other cool and dangerous people. Throughout High School, I smoked … joined the Navy, smoked … I told myself (and others) “I can stop anytime!” Then I was [...]
10 Rules For An Apology
// March 29th, 2010 // 3 Comments » // ThoughtsI was thinking about my recent post on Forgiveness … and it did not take long to start thinking about apologies. In the past few years we have had a few public apologies that just didn’t sit well with me. Most recently being Tiger Woods. I started putting together a list of things I think [...]
Andy Dufresne Got It Right!
// March 16th, 2010 // 1 Comment » // ThoughtsIn 1992 I read a book – Rita Hayworth and the Shawshank Redemption. The book was made into a movie in 1994 and Morgan Freeman took the Oscar for Best Actor in a Leading role. I think the role of Red could not have been played or written any better. What surprised me off the [...]
Perception Is Reality
// March 2nd, 2010 // 2 Comments » // Life, ThoughtsI had a boss tell me this for 2 years … my first “corporate” job and I had no idea what I was doing. Perception Is Reality! Not a week goes by that I am reminded of this. Perceptions will always vary … you will always get different stories from different people about the same [...]
Is Your Church Ready For Church 2.0
// February 27th, 2010 // 3 Comments » // ThoughtsI started thinking about this topic last week. I do not have a church I belong too. What I do have is what I have learned through life and my friends and family to give guidance (and if you know my mom – she’ll guide me weather I want it or not)! It is interesting [...]
Its Just A Word!
// February 19th, 2010 // 2 Comments » // Belief, NewsHave you heard about “Spread the word, to end the word” campaign? You might have if you were reading headlines a couple weeks ago. If you don’t know, the short version is – the White House chief of staff, Rahm Emanuel, used “The Word” in a meeting …what word – “RETARDED!” I have had this [...]












