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Elementary Time Management
Cartoon of a boy and a teacher. The boy says, “Today’s class was great. I’m glad I could fit this into my schedule.” Related PostsConstructive PlanningTeaching with a Burning PassionCartoon: on...
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Things rarely go according to plan
As I write this, it is late March, 2014. Spring has been with us for five days, but it doesn’t feel anything like spring in Indiana. Yesterday, it snowed. Let me tell you, friends, it’s been quite a...
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What a Vehicle Breakdown Taught Me About Creativity
Recently, my family moved from Indiana to Arizona. For the first half of the trip, everything seemed to go according to plan. But as we were about to enter the Texas Panhandle, one of our two vans just...
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1/14/16 – Finding Your Internal GPS – Career Connectors
On January 14, I was the guest blogger for Career Connectors. The speaker was Paula Shoup of Internal GPS and it was on using your internal GPS to stay positive during difficult times. Paula said,...
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Stealthy Vacation Bible School
The plight of children’s pastors everywhere is when to begin planning for Vacation Bible school. Christmas takes precedence in December. Easter dominates late winter. Then before you know it, summer...
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Lessons From a Seventeen Mile Florida Run
I took this photo when I was into the third mile of my run. Seventeen miles wasn’t my goal. I was determined to get nineteen miles in. But after seventeen miles, there was a drawbridge between me and...
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3 Days Until My First Marathon: Marketing and Marathons
In three days, I will run my first marathon on September 16, 2017. In the spring, I ran a half marathon and decided my body was up to the task of a full one. After all, I am not getting any younger...
View ArticleWorry is Wasted Creativity
No one really knows the future. We can make assumptions based on past experience and current data, but it’s still a guessing game. And if all the predictions are based on fear, it’s a lot of wasted...
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A New Year of Risk and Reward
Happy New Year! I am with the camp that says January 1, 2020, is the start of a new decade too. So there is even more reason to celebrate! Have you made your new year resolutions? No? I’m not one to...
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The Best-Laid Plans Never Go as Planned
I thought I had life all figured out until I had children. Planning was easy when my wife and I started our lives together. For the most part, we were on the same page and had similar goals. But when...
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How can I Improve My Economy?
The current crises with the novel coronavirus may cause you to ask, “How can I improve my financial outlook during the COVID-19 outbreak?” We’ve been through economic hardship before. When I drew this...
View ArticleTransitions: The Waiting is the Smartest Part
When I read this Inc.com article about United Airlines and the importance of smooth leadership transitions in business, I was impressed by how a CEO and leadership had the wherewithal to leave a...
View ArticleProverbs 16:9
We can make our plans, but the Lord determines our steps.Proverbs 16:9 (NLT) Proverbs 16:9 reminds me while it is good to plan, there are things I cannot predict, nor prepare for. That may not feel...
View ArticlePrudence and Wisdom
The prudent understand where they are going, but fools deceive themselves.Proverbs 14:8 Prudence has come to mean something totally different in our culture. A prude is considered a killjoy that never...
View ArticleWhat a Vehicle Breakdown Taught Me About Creativity
I didn’t want the experience. Nobody looks forward to problems. But learning from them is so valuable. Among other things, that is what a vehicle breakdown taught me about creativity. My family moved...
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Worry is Wasted Creativity
No one really knows the future. We can make assumptions based on past experience and current data, but it’s still a guessing game. And if all the predictions are based on fear, worry is wasted...
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Stealthy Vacation Bible School
It comes out of nowhere. Most children’s directors and pastors get just a moment to rest before it hits like a lightning bolt. Yes, I’m talking about the shock of a stealthy vacation Bible school! The...
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