Early spring always brought trailers loaded with seed and fertilizer. Hopefully, the trucks arrived in the cool of the morning We didn’t have forklifts to unload the truck; we had Robert and the other men at the farm. I liked the seed delivery better because of the smaller 30-pound bags. Fertilizer came in 65- & …
Tag: Failure
School Is In Session
When I read Proverbs 5:12-13 this morning I knew my assignment. “You will say, “How I hated discipline! How my heart spurned correction! I would not obey my teachers or turn my ear to my instructors.” It’s that time of year when one thing dominates the thoughts, calendars, pocketbooks, and emotions of so many people… …
Who Are You Trying To “Delight”?
This is the question that drives our behaviors…our choices. When I was young AND wanted to “delight” mom & dad, everything seemed to go well. But when I was bent on myself, well, things got heated. In fact, I can still hear that black belt coming around the belt loops of dad’s britches. I knew …
When You Run Out Of Track…
Do you ever feel like you don’t measure up? Of course you do. I remember having a conversation with my boss after I turned in my team evaluations. She said, “You rated your people too high.” I asked her, “Where do you start on the rating scale, at the bottom and work up or at …
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