My word for this year is “engage”. I really haven’t a clue why I chose that word and then today, in a discussion with my coach, we talked about “re-engage”. Over this last year, I’ve separated from a lot of things that took my attention away from my priority. “Huh?”...
Ability is what you're capable of doing. Motivation determines what you do. Attitude determines how well you do it. ~ Lou Holtz All three of my youngest children have May birthdays. This year the kids got new bicycles for their birthdays, and it is interesting to see how they each...
THANK YOU!! I was at the funeral of a good friend this weekend. Because I was out of town, I wasn’t able to witness what is so representative of what Iowa Specialty Hospitals & Clinics stands for – dedicated, committed employees working all weekend (above and beyond their work week)...
I feel pretty doggone good today. It was a beautiful ride to work. It’s the kind of spring morning that makes you give thanks for all the blessings in your life. I’m thankful Steve asked me to write something for the “Pinnacle” a couple times a month. I had always...
I went to Marilyn's funeral this past Saturday. It was really nice, and a lot of her close friends from the hospital showed up. I was sitting next to Cindy, and we had a conversation the previous day regarding dedication of employees and the definition of the word "it". (as...
If you change the way you look at things, the things you look at change. ~ Wayne Dyer The month of May always makes me think of transitions, especially as we receive all the graduation invitations and we start to see the nice weather stay around. I think of the...
My sister texted me this morning to say, “I’m thinking about you and I love you.” I texted back “thanks for knowing.” Today it’s been four months. The 3rd of each month will forever be a day of remembrance of Jack. At first it seemed like a curse, but I...
Marilyn “Turbo” Lint passed away last Sunday afternoon in the hospice room. I was visiting with her family shortly after and one of her kids asked how we are going to run the hospital without her. Good question. I remember when Marilyn came to us years ago after she retired...
I breathed in an unhealthy dose of fly spray today while spraying the ceiling of my garage. Unfortunately, I think the flies enjoyed the “fly death spray”. In fact, I think the can should have been labeled as fly food because I unloaded half of the can last night in...
If you don't like something, change it. If you can't change it, change your attitude. - Maya Angelou I woke up this morning with the thought in my head of “Don’t stress, just do your best”. This seems to be my theme for parenting this week. As we head into...
