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Knowing who you are
This journey we’ve been taking with my mom who is fighting cancer has been such a life changing experience. I’ve been challenged more than ever to define who I am and what I am equipped to do “naturally” and what is required of me to learn in order to be an effective burden bearer. I’m […]
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Gear Ratios and Team Building
May 4, 2011
I was thinking about gears today. I’m laughing at myself because that is something I’ve never dreamed of thinking about. However, I have children involved in robotics so gears have become part of my life. My strength though is not in building robots, but rather in building teams. Team dynamics can make or break productivity. […]
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Interruption vs Opportunity
April 11, 2011
These last two weeks we’ve been hit with what could be devastating news. I took my mom to the ER for major stomach pain and bloating. She was later told it was cancer. Wait…what??? What just happened??? We were moving through life, doing normal things, celebrating friends and family and from no where we were […]
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Take Heart
February 24, 2011
Someone asked me recently – “How do you heal from the hurt? I don’t want it to take time and I don’t want to get hurt anymore. And… I know I’m still afraid to trust people on a deep level…” I’ve found myself saying those very same things in the midst of the harder seasons […]
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Loyalty
February 3, 2011
I think people get confused with where to place their loyalties. We’re loyal to the idea of family, the ministry, the business, the friendship. I’ve seen great people get caught up in being so committed to being loyal to these ideas that they become narrow focused. They miss out on the people their loyalties were […]
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Where is the game we once knew?
January 27, 2011
We just ended a 10 day fast that included no meats, dairy, caffeine or sugar. It also included no tv or computer stuff over your job. The goal was to eliminate distractions which inevitably helps you to see the forest through the trees. We had a lot of interesting conversations with our children who also […]
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Managing According to His Will
January 18, 2011
I have this gift to create atmosphere. I weave details and people together to create opportunities, then figure out where the cracks are and do my best to fill them. Hopefully creating a well oiled machine. What I never realized is just how much of myself I was throwing in to those cracks. I’d end […]
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It’s up to you!
January 6, 2011
We’ve heard John Maxwell say over and over again: “Everything rises and falls on the leader”. As most of us starting out a new year, I’ve been taking a look over my life. What’s working – or not? What’s growing or fading away? Where are we headed – or have we gotten distracted? It’s easy […]
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Effecient is not always Effective
December 14, 2010
Controlling the masses by the few. It’s a clever saying, however, I think it’s used in a way other than what God really intended. As a parent of four children I learn a lot of lessons that I missed growing up. I used to “coach” the kids as a group in order to save time […]
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Get Your Faith On!
December 14, 2010
As I’ve gone through some major changes recently I’ve really been tested in my confessions about life. Sometimes the only thing I can bring myself to say is “I trust you Lord”. It’s a start but a far cry from the finish line. It does however arm me with HOPE and point me in the […]
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Loving Life 
May 13, 2011
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