Dirty God by Johnnie Moore engaged all five of my senses in a way that I don’t think has ever been done in a book. I appreciate the way that Johnnie vividly paints pictures of his travels and encounters with people that God has placed in his path. You canContinue Reading
The Practice of the Presence of God by Brother Lawrence One of my goals this year…is to intentionally practice the presence of God in all things. Fame and greatness are relative values and often a delusion and a snare, depending upon circumstances and an attitude of mind. Useless thoughts spoilContinue Reading
I feel like I should start this book review with a brief explanation. In reading The Millionaire Mind by Dr. Thomas Stanley, my goal is not to become wealthy…instead, my goal and the goal of our family continues to be to make wise financial decisions and remain debt-free in orderContinue Reading
I am so excited for Katie and JD…today is their 6 year wedding anniversary and they are going to become parents in 8 weeks! Katie posted that on her facebook page this morning and it made me wonder…where have all the years gone? It seems like just yesterday that KatieContinue Reading
“Technology reshapes the landscape of our emotional lives, but is it offering us the lives we want to lead?” Sherry Turkle, Alone Together The name of this book spoke volumes to me…Alone Together…what an accurate and terrible way to describe our technology generation. Just recently some friends and IContinue Reading
One of my goals for 2013 is to be more creative. That means that I will try to come up with fun things to make or to experience. Item #1 was to bake cookies from scratch. Those of you that know me well know that I am a “break andContinue Reading
I love to travel. I also love to be home. My favorite way to travel is with my family and friends. 2012 was a season of lots of fun travel for business and pleasure. It is a goal of mine to visit all 7 continents…Antarctica might be a stretch. ClintContinue Reading
December is always such a fun, crazy, and exciting month and this year held true to that reputation! We started December 1 very early in a caravan of vehicles heading to Auburn University to cheer on the NCCS Robotics team all day Saturday and Sunday. We were so proud ofContinue Reading
Harry S. Truman – “Not all readers are leaders, but all leaders are readers.” I am grateful that my Mom instilled in my brother, sister, and me a deep love for reading. We didn’t have a lot of disposable income when I was growing up, but library cards were free. Continue Reading
I had the privilege today of seeing the movie Lincoln. If you have ever led anything…even the line when you were in kindergarten and it was your turn due to alphabetical order…you need to see this. Powerful movie that was remarkably true to history. Today was actually the 150th anniversaryContinue Reading