August 23rd, 2008 at 10:12 am » Comments (14)

Sometimes the inspiration to write comes out of left field, hitting me with a sudden urge to let my fingers fly across the keyboard.  It strikes without warning, usually early ...more »

July 25th, 2008 at 12:55 pm » Comments (14)

Did you all have a good week?  I wanted to post my weekly gratitude post last night but I had technical difficulties after installing a new modem from Time Warner ...more »

July 6th, 2008 at 9:00 pm » Comments (17)

Today I did something brave.  A new friend whom I met at a networking event a month or so ago invited me to check out his church.  It took courage ...more »

March 8th, 2008 at 9:41 pm » Comments (39)

I was living in Michigan at the time.  It was a rainy Saturday afternoon with dark, angry clouds that seemed to cast a spell of gloom and doom.  (Photo:  Catchphrase X) I had ...more »

December 29th, 2007 at 11:36 am » Comments (8)

Did you all enjoy the holidays?  I'm now back home after spending a week at my brother's on the East Coast, having returned yesterday after a safe, thankfully uneventful six-hour ...more »

December 16th, 2007 at 10:01 pm » Comments (14)

When Chris Melton tagged me to participate in Dayelle Schwartz's "Creating Better Habits Challenge," I wanted to write about a recent change of habit or attitude for the better without going into the archives ...more »

December 2nd, 2007 at 10:56 pm » Comments (42)

To start off this week, I thought it would be fun to share behind the scenes look at what it has been like to do something for a living that ...more »

November 12th, 2007 at 8:25 pm » Comments (16)

  Are you familiar with Ten Thousand Villages? It's a global organization supporting the work of thousands of artists from around the world, particularly those living in third world countries.  My church, First ...more »

November 5th, 2007 at 6:31 pm » Comments (16)

Last Friday night (11/2/07), a something extraordinary happened, briefly mentioned in a post the following day:        ...........I suddenly felt a strange compulsion to walk over to the bookcase...retrieve two green booklets on ...more »

August 30th, 2007 at 11:15 am » Comments (3)

(Note to everyone: Here it is, the sequel to Part I but if you are pressed for time, please come back to this post later to relax with your favorite ...more »

August 22nd, 2007 at 12:43 pm » Comments (2)

In the winter of 2002, I was working part-time as a line service specialist at Berz Macomb airport to supplement my income in between speaking engagements. It was a fun ...more »

August 15th, 2007 at 2:23 pm » Comments (4)

Part of my signature keynote presentation (H.E.A.R. Principle) includes the importance of Having a passion for what you do. My friend and fellow blogger Phil Gerbyshak wrote a great article outlining ...more »

August 7th, 2007 at 7:00 am » Comments (9)

Inspired by Phil Gerbyshak's blog post, I thought it would be neat to share 8 random things about myself with you in an effort to deepen the bond that we ...more »

August 3rd, 2007 at 5:16 am » Comments (4)

While I believe that there is no such thing as a mistake but rather a series of experiences, that doesn't stop me from wanting divine confirmation, reassuring me that I ...more »

June 15th, 2007 at 7:45 am » Comments (0)

Several months ago I posted an article entitled, "The James Bond Lady Fiasco," a funny account of what happened after I purposefully left my hearing aids at home while out ...more »