Tag: team
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Signs Of Significance
We had two days to evaluate this past year’s program. We’ve talked a lot about adult learning options lately, so to think through the encouragements of this year’s activities we were given paper banners where we could write what we considered our successes over these past months. When taped to the wall, the visual of…
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Winning Isn’t The Opposite Of Losing
They worked hard, played with passion, and hoped they’d reach the goal that was ever before them. The boy’s soccer team from the small high school where my daughter and son-in-law coach the beautiful game won the District Championship for the first time in their history. It was an amazing accomplishment. The game was, as…
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Beautiful Unity For The Beautiful Game
It’s the end of baseball season, beginning of football and soon basketball will begin its forever run. I love soccer. All six kids played, and the grands are now filling the ranks of those engaged in the beautiful game. It took Americans awhile to get onboard with what the rest of the world calls football.…
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Squint And You’ll See The Silver Lining
Irma has moved on. Leaving a large percentage of Florida and other states without power and shortages of gas, water and food. Water damage and fallen trees have made some homes uninhabitable. The emotional toll is worse. People have died. Those who lost everything must start over. Some folks refused to leave their homes. In…
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Really Doing Life Differently
What’s so great about the same? Granted, there are times when it’s more comfortable to know what to expect. To do something you’re prepared to do. To be able to respond to a situation in a predetermined way. The adventure is in the unexpected. And people are always the adventure. What if the unexpected is…