“My heroes are those who risk their lives every day to protect our world and make it a better place.”– Sidney Sheldon I am constantly reminded of the love and support that we have for each other in this healthcare family. With the recent attacks on law enforcement in Des...
Blame, paranoia, reactive, anger, stonewall, fear, doom, crooked, assumptions, proactive, compromise, hope, faith, vision, progress … Intentions. How do we lead our lives? Is our individual journey set up to be defensive in nature? Are we concerned with winning at any cost? There is a lot of anger in the...
Stories for the Nursing Home Each night when Shelly and I get some quiet time together to recap our days, she will often end her recap with “these will be great stories for the nursing home someday”. Truly, these stories are full of “color” and often lead to laughter, but...
“Learning never exhausts the mind.” ~ Leonardo da Vinci So the boys have completed training to be altar servers at church. They had about an hour or so of training and were so very excited about this new opportunity. As they hopped into the car they excitedly shared “we get...
Unencumbered. For the first time in a long time – I find myself free of worry. I’m not really sure how to deal with this. In the past year and a half – my personal life has been pretty much about reducing my obligations (church, grounded, Jocko (sad)) while adding...
So in twenty years I have written a lot of these weekly musings. (Around a thousand I think) Some are funny. Some are boring. Some hit a nerve, and some try to impart a lesson. Some are really close to my heart and are hard to write but are really...
Team of Rivals Presidential politics has gotten so divisive, disrespectful, and nasty. Any truly smart and qualified person would be crazy to consider running if this is what they sign up for. I can't even bring myself to watch the upcoming, final debate. We need more graciousness and self-deprecating humor...
“You treat a disease, you win, you lose. You treat a person, I guarantee you, you’ll win, no matter what the outcome.” - Patch Adams I had a conference with one of Maleigha’s teachers this week, and as we waited for Rick to arrive we all collectively took a deep...
Today (October 12th) is my 54th birthday. It’s 5am, and I’m getting ready to take a kickboxing class. The day started at 4 am with “candlelight coffee”. Shelly and I usually start the day with quiet time together. I told her earlier this week that I feel more like I...
“Focus on the Good in Front of You” I just enjoyed the day with about 50 leaders from our organization at the first annual Iowa Regional Leadership Development Institute (LDI) event. We heard 3 speakers from the Studer Group. It was moving, and I came away inspired and hopeful! The...
