May 19, 2010 | By: | Leave a Comment

Daily KIP: accommodating, amiable, attentive, benevolent, big, charitable, chivalrous, circumspect, compassionate, concerned, discreet, forbearing, generous, kind, magnanimous, mellow, mindful, obliging, patient, polite, solicitous, sympathetic, tactful, tender, thoughtful, unselfish, warmhearted = CONSIDERATE…..is this one of your character traits? Could you improve in this area with people you know AND strangers?

What does a "thumbs up" mean to you?

April 23, 2010 | By: | Leave a Comment
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I dropped my son off today after school at his dad’s house, so he could go to his hockey game.  As he walked in front of my truck I rolled down my window and spoke loudly, “Good Luck tonight buddy, call me when your game ends and let know how the game went, I love

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I said yes, really meant no – am I honest?

March 18, 2010 | By: | Leave a Comment
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It’s 2:14am and I’m up.  NOT because I want to be, but because I couldn’t fall BACK to sleep after my son slapped me in the face with his hand.  Here’s the deal.  When we got home from our St. Patrick’s Day evening fun with our friends at 9:00pm on a school night, my youngest

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March 11, 2010 | By: | Leave a Comment

Daily KIP: Patience. How are you doing in this area? With others, yourself, and the timing of situations happening around you? “Patience is the ability to idle your motor when you feel like stripping your gears.” ~Barbara Johnson

January 31, 2010 | By: | Leave a Comment

Daily KIP: Timing. Do you ever feel that God is on a coffee break or something because He isn’t seeing the urgency in “your” situation? Don’t forget that we see only a fraction of any situation. Most often “our” timing reflects impatience and/or selfish motive.

It isn't what you get, it is what you become.

December 28, 2009 | By: | Leave a Comment
Thanksgiving

This year I was able to attend my home church, Hosanna!, to celebrate Christmas Eve. For the first time ever, they had a live nativity scene. It was simply amazing. The front altar was covered with hay, and roaming about were 2 camels, a donkey, goat, lamb, calf and geese. Throughout the service, the lamb

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December 18, 2009 | By: | Leave a Comment

Daily KIP: Be in the moment. Instead of worrying about everything else that’s going on tomorrow or next week……this may be difficult considering the time of year, BUT, focus on the here and now — the food, the company, the conversation.

December 8, 2009 | By: | Leave a Comment

Daily KIP:  Patience……..take a step back today and be patient. It’s amazing what we can see more clearly when we practice this.

November 30, 2009 | By: | Leave a Comment

Daily KIP:  Focus on patience and not “reacting”. Sometimes our first instinct is to assume/judge a situation. Today be patient with in ALL your interactions (kids, co-workers, friends, service people, family) this truly is an act of kindness and others around you will appreciate it.

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