I love this time of year!...especially this year. I noticed this morning how LOUD the birds were singing. It was as if they were joyful that winter is over. The leaves are busting out and the smell of the breeze and the rain is so refreshing. Warm is overcoming cool...
A lot of days, in a lot of situations, I have this ongoing battle within me. The battle is whether or not to say something if I see a situation that is destined for failure. (Not with my job because it is my job as CEO to speak out and...
A negative thinker sees a difficulty in every opportunity. A positive thinker sees an opportunity in every difficulty. - Unknown It is officially Spring, and so far we have survived a time change, Easter, and the lovely Iowa Spring winds! I love this time of year as the grass starts...
I went to Hope Lutheran Church last Saturday night for service because the band, Mercyme, was playing there. They’re this amazing contemporary Christian band. They were great and I enjoyed the music, but my takeaway was not the band, it was the message from the minister. Pastor Mike talked about...
Final Four Villanova - 77 North Carolina - 74. Buzzer Beater. What a game! I’m writing this on the plane back from Houston. We were near the student sections, and it was refreshing to see so much spirit and good clean fun in the name of competition. It was also...
“Don’t ever lose your gratitude for the small things, someday they will be the most cherished”. A friend posted this today. I told my sister today that a certain bowl she was using was one from our grandma’s house. I have a lamp in the living room from grandma as...
It takes courage to love, but pain through love is the purifying fire which those who love generously know. We all know people who are so much afraid of pain that they shut themselves up like clams in a shell and, giving out nothing, receive nothing and therefore shrink until...
Only those who dare to fail greatly can ever achieve greatly. - Robert F. Kennedy Between the funeral service I attended last week and Easter service on Sunday, I was reminded of my utter lack of musical talent. I listen to all the amazing voices around me and desperately try...
An employee just brought her newborn up to the front office. He slept the whole time Micki was holding him. I was very jealous as "sleeping like a baby" hasn't happened in my life for the past 49 years. I told his mom to give me a call if he's...
The Cake. This Friday, March 25th, would be Jack's 22nd birthday. He has been on our minds a lot. We have a tradition in our family that when someone has a birthday we make "the cake". The cake originated with Cole (now 19) several years ago when he asked for...
