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Apr 8th 2009Life
In the hundreds of pictures that are taken and the millions of moments that occur, only a very few pictures capture the real excitement, the real joy, the real meaning of life. This is one of them: We’ve enjoyed having our daughter and granddaughter around the house this week (our oldest daughter and the little […]
Apr 7th 2009Life
As I sat at the bus stop with my 14 year old this morning, the conversation went something like this: Me – “Is it a good day or bad day at school today?” [Note – good day is any day without math and civics to her.] Her – “It’s a good day, but I don’t […]
It’s hard not to smile when you wake up to this: Or spent lots of the weekend with this: Or got rejected for a picture like this: And get to do a team photo like this: It’s a wonderful day after a joy filled weekend! Joel 2:21- “Fear not, O land; be glad and rejoice, […]
Apr 4th 2009Life
I’m fairly introspective. I constantly assess what I’m doing. I also frequently ask others for their feedback on what I’m doing and how I’m supporting them. My goal is to match my self assessment with that external assessment to see if what I sense and see matches what others are telling me. In a way, since […]
We woke up this morning to a beautiful sunrise and this picture from the front of our house: We will have a spectacular morning in Colorado Springs, but the winter storm watch for this evening has already been posted. Here’s the weather forecast for later today, courtesy of www.weather.com: Isolated thunderstorms this evening, with snow showers […]
Apr 2nd 2009Life
I had to smile when I saw this picture of the granddog and granddaughter side by side: The similarities are stark – both stretched out on the floor; both with drool running down their chins; both with a “what the heck are you doing” look on their faces, and a “I don’t need this” attitude; […]
Apr 2nd 2009Business
Yesterday was a typical spring day in Colorado. Blustery snow in the morning; sunshine by noon; clouds moving in by 3:00; and then 2-5 inches of snow by bed time. We woke up this morning to this: It’s a very heavy snow too, not the light powdery stuff that comes in winter! Last night, when […]