ACCOUNTABILITY Could there be a more basic (and true) sentiment than: “You can’t get to the end until you get started” ? Those 10 words were among several phrases that I squirreled away the last week or two, feeling that they applied to some thinking I am in the midst of doing and/or that they […]
Summer’s not over, but here are 7 things I’ve loved
Summer started on June 20 this year, but for the purposes of today’s blog (7 things I’ve loved about summer so far), I am proclaiming May the start of the season. Here are the 7 things I’ve loved about summer so far: My daughter’s wedding Between July 31, 2020, when Stewart proposed to Tenley and […]
There she is … Miss Army Reserve Communications Specialist/Idaho
Okay — I’ll concede that “There she is … Miss Army Reserve Communications Specialist/Idaho” doesn’t roll off the tongue as easily as this version (which, in my opinion, is a pretty cool treatment of the song): However, there’s a reason the song is on my mind. As we look at my favorite stories of July […]
When things don’t happen in order
ORDER I wish life would go in the order we want it to. I realize — with the Five Minute Friday site being one populated primarily by people of faith — that much of the sentiment of anyone reading this is that there is a divine power that knows what order things are supposed to […]
Strong is a river, not a boulder
STRONG I read an article for work last week that featured a woman who found herself responsible for a large group of people at a young age. She felt like she was missing some quality she needed to have in order to lead them well. Lacking insight about what it was that she was missing, […]
How to make an effective fundraising video
If you’ve decided to create and promote a video message for a cause you care about, consider taking the next step besides turning the camera on and saying, “go live.” I participated in the Church World Service (CWS) Ration Challenge in 2019 and 2021. The Ration Challenge involves eating the same rations as a Syrian […]