Special

What made you feel special when you were a child?  Were you praised for anything specific you recall?  I remember a couple of times in school a teacher praised something I did in front of the class, which both embarrassed me and made me feel good at the same time.  As...

What to Do?

This past week, we started a Sunday School class with 3rd to 5th grade boys and one of the questions we asked was ‘what do you want to be when you grow up?’ We got a variety of answers from truckers, to policeman, bus driver, and several honest ‘I...

Ambassadors

Who do you represent to others who see you?  To some, you are a resident of your local community, state, or country and when abroad, they see you as an American.  Others may see your outward appearance and determine you are of a certain race, gender, young, or elderly...

Rosebud

In the movie Citizen Kane, one of the richest men in the world mutters ‘Rosebud’ as he lay on his deathbed.  Spoiler alert, we find out later that it refers to a sled he used and joyful memories he had of his childhood.  He could seemingly care less about the millions...

One of a Kind

On Monday of this week, I had some challenges with things at home that limited what I was able to accomplish through the rest of the day, but was still able to get one major task done.  I missed dinner, but grabbed a granola bar to eat as I drove to a Missions team...