“It came without ribbons; it came without tags. It came without packages, boxes, or bags” The Grinch is bewildered. What was happening? He thought it was all about the scuttle and scurry of seeking the perfect gift. Don’t you find Christmas in a store? Isn’t Christmas just the gifts and candy and food and decorations? […]
As the last beam of sunlight faintly kisses the red-orange sky, you know the strike can come at any moment. Anticipation is high as you anxiously await the attack. Strategies and plans have been drawn up. Trenches have been dug. Troops have been set. Every angle and avenue have been thoroughly examined. You know you […]
How often do you hear people say … “I want to be part of that company.” “There’s something special going on here.” “I stay here because they care about me.” “I found the place where I belong.” For over twenty years I was regional manager for a national outlet-store retail chain. My stores extended from […]
I put in 30 years working for the same company. Isn’t that a lifetime? Yes, it is. And I always heard the same reaction from people when they found out: “No way. That’s amazing. Really?” It was as predictable as tourists in Italy wanting pictures of themselves “holding up” the Tower of Pisa. They absolutely […]
I sat there shattered. The explosion inside my chest was silent, but it tore through my world with the same force, the same devastation, as a mighty lake, unleashed by a broken dam, rushing, slamming, and crashing its way through the valley below. Just like that—in an instant—I was a widower. A single dad raising […]
