Stimulus checks for the COVID19 pandemic are starting to hit bank accounts and mailboxes all over the country and I want to spend them for you. If you lost your job or business and have more needs than means, hang in there. You are in the thoughts and prayers of more people rooting for you […]
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I believe God speaks to us and in my case He does so with a picture snapshot. As I start to talk about the the picture, the story it has to tell starts to unfold. The image is persistent and the story is always encouraging. Today we laid to rest Margaret Weagley, mother of four […]
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Kinda. They are Bajan bangles and they remind me of a country and a people that I will love forever and that have inspired and shaped me from a very young age. In 1966 the nation of Barbados was born as it peacfully established it’s independence from England. My parents, still child-free, thought it an […]
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This weekend we hosted some friends for a few days that we hadn’t seen in 2 years. When their 15 year old son walked in and surprised us with his now towering 6’2 height, “Do you play basketball?” quickly rolled off someone’s lips. Obviously not all tall people play basketball, but this young man did […]
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Sorry about the extended absence. In June 2010 I changed jobs and while headed for and ramping up on this new adventure I lost some traction and then my blog was irrecoverably corrupted. The clock had been ticking on my “friend hosted” model, so things were really conspiring to move my blog. To add insult […]
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This is a guest post I wrote on my Pastor’s blog for the teaching series “New Thru 30”. There is a wonderful Gospel song performed by Cissy Houston on the Divas of Gospel album called "Glory Train" (Spooner/Penn). "All aboard the Glory Train Step forth, don’t remain Don’t stand there shackled by your sin Just […]
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Recently I irreverently joked that my recent job change has left me temporarily “unemployed”. Conviction came knocking on my conscious. I have not felt the rejection of the losing lot in a lay-off. I have not experienced the humility of learning I was not all that I thought I was cracked up to be. I […]
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It is easy to create boring, unimaginative and ineffective presentations. Just do a quick Google search and you will find a plethora of advice, resources and great blog posts on improving your presentation skills. In this post I wanted to collect a few of my favorite resources in one place for both myself and others […]
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Ok. Me too. They think you and I are idiots. As local and state leaders respond to the budgetary impact of the economy induced tax base erosion, their opinion of their constituents intellect is becoming abundantly clear. Here is the politicians favorite budget plan being exercised across the country right now: Propose draconian cuts to […]
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Project Managers are in great demand. According to the World Bank, projects account for 20% of the Worlds GDP, and according to the Economist Intelligence Unit the most critical capability to company’s success in the next 5 years are key staff that can lead and implement strategic change initiatives, a.k.a Project Managers. This voracious appetite […]
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