I’M IN!

Tomorrow we head out for our annual family vacation— kids, spouses and grandkids. It’s something we all look forward to each year. Unfortunately, we’re down one person this year as our son-in-law is on an extended voyage at sea for his work with the Navy.

As the grandkids have gotten older, we’ve <more>

After 4 years in our new house I decided to put a few finishing touches on the garage. Specifically, paint the floor and take the rough "construction look" out of a small set of steps.

I move stuff from one side of the garage to the other, paint and then reverse the process for the other side. I think I handled everything in the garage <more>

I’ve been thinking about retreats a lot lately. Probably because I just finished two this month, finalizing one in July and a few on the docket in the fall.

This "retreat thinking" caused me to recall <more>

This past weekend we were looking after our 2-year old granddaughter, Maesey, for an hour or so to cover for our daughter who wanted to get out for a long run.

We did the usual kid activities—some food, some colouring, some hide-the-duckies, some toys and some reading.

What strikes me is her <more>

A few weeks back I was speaking with the senior leadership team of a large national police force. During one of the exercises someone asks, "In our work, we are constantly barraged with negative situations. What advice do you have so that we can be grateful ?" He goes on, "Our work is <more>

Last week I’m checking out of my hotel. It’s early in the morning. I approach the reception desk and notice a brightly coloured service bell 🛎️ on the counter.

I look at the Front Desk Associate and say, "Nice bell." Then I slowly reach into my briefcase and presto—I pull out <more>