Category: Initiative
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Men: 10 Shopping Tips for Christmas!
Ah, the Christmas season has begun! A time for family, great food and gift giving! One problem: The thought of Christmas shopping makes most men cringe. I would guess that most men would do diaper duty instead of hitting the mall! Yet, we know we have to do it AND it’s coming up pretty quickly…
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Andy’s Sailboat: A Love Story
Sometimes it’s about finishing that really counts… I grew up on a lake in Michigan. Two doors down was a boyhood friend named Andy. Andy and I were good friends growing up. Andy and I were way different in many ways. Andy was a tinkerer. He always had a project that was in progress. Maybe…
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16 And What?
This one is for Dads… This is a guest post from a friend of mine- David Dusek. David leads a ministry called Rough Cut Men (www.roughcutmen.org) that focuses on getting men to begin engaging with one another in an authentic and transparent way. Using major motion picture clips, men come away realizing that they are not the…
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Warm Bread: Irresistable!
Back in the early 90s, Kathy and I particularily enjoyed a restaurant that had an appetizer specialty called teacup bread. The bread would arrive warm and still nested inside of a teacup. This was a really special treat. The bread was light and soft and had a sweet flavor. You really could eat this bread for…
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Simply Beautiful
I am an avid gardener. I love to grow just about anything. I tell folks that I am really a farmer trapped in a carpenter’s body! I particularly love growing two flowers– roses and dahlias. Now these flowers are a real challenge in North Florida. Roses are susceptible to disease from the excessive moisture. It’s a constant battle…
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What your husband wants for Father’s Day!
Tis the season for new barbeque grills, golf balls and fishing poles! So what do you have planned for Father’s Day? Some men are kind of tough to buy for, but most guys are pretty open about what they like. Although this celebration is really about the kids getting their Dad something special, what do…
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The Cliff
We have been going through some legal issues at work regarding a project that we built several years back. The process of dealing with this has been very time consuming and stressful. Watching the legal system in action has provided me with a better understanding of the close relationship between lawyers and insurance companies. Unfortunately,…
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The Seed Vault
I watched a fascinating story last week about a seed vault in Norway that stores seeds from all over the world in case of a global disaster. The Svalbard Global Seed Vault is located on an island off the coast of Norway, near the Arctic Circle in an old coal mine. The seed vault is…
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Fire Hydrant or Wind Chime?
While driving back from the gym a few days ago a fire hydrant caught my eye. It’s funny- there are thousands all around us yet we never really notice them. The life of a fire hydrant is to sit patiently and wait for the rare chance that a fire occurs. Yet, when a fire starts…
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The Garage Door
A few years back, Kathy and I led a team of high school kids on a mission trip to Costa Rica. During our stay, the lead missionary in Costa Rica gave us project where he provided us with a photograph of a child (most were special needs kids) and we were tasked to find them…
Leading by Serving 