The Rescue. Seven People. Seven Amazing Stories… by Jim Cymbala with Ann Spangler, published by Zondervan, 2017. I was intrigued by the offer to review this book. Broken lives finding new hope and direction, grace and redemption, rising up from despair to glory....
It’s been a week. My community, Westerville, Ohio, suffered the tragic loss of two outstanding police officers, killed in the line of duty. They were following up on a 9-1-1 hangup which ended up being a domestic violence situation. It was a first loss of a...
During a routine check-up yesterday, I shared my 2018 #OneWord, HEALTHY, with my doctor. As expected, he completely supported the idea. He went a little further though. He congratulated me on my efforts so far; joining the community center, walking on the track and in...
Like most of us, I’ve never been very good at keeping New Year’s resolutions. You know what they say about good intentions, right? Eventually, I just stopped making them. Why set myself up for failure? Not the best approach, I know! Then I read a book that...
If My Moon Was Your Sun, written by Andreas Steinhofel, illustrations by Nele Palmtag, translation by Matthew O. Anderson and CD music by Georges Bizet and Sergei Prokofiev, by Plough Publishing, 2017, 75 pages. How do you explain dementia to a child? How can you...
I always try to see the upside of life, filtering everything through my positive attitude. Whether dealing with everyday life or elevating emerging leaders, we can learn from the past, must live fully in the present and be ready for an exciting future. Join me on the journey.