Determined

Happy Monday. It’s a great day for this word-of-the-week… DETERMINED I missed you. The rest, the ride home, the time to process all that happened over the past two months—it was all good. I appreciated the break. But I missed you. I missed writing, reading your comments, figuring out where I missed the mark. I’m […]

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Convoy Of Hope

On Tuesday we were invited to the Convoy Of Hope headquarters in Springfield, Mo. This visit was another of the unanticipated blessings of this amazing trip. We met many of the people who do the nuts-and-bolts work of this wonderful organization. We saw an operations center where worldwide developments are constantly monitored for potential problems. We […]

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Rest

Happy Monday. It’s the first week following the conclusion of Rich’s Ride, so I’ve selected an obvious word-of-the-week… REST I’ve published this blog for more than three years without a break. I love writing. I love hearing from you. But this week, I need to rest. We’re traveling home, meeting with folks from Convoy Of […]

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Inspired?

This chapter’s ended. People tell me they’re inspired. I’m glad. That’s one of the thing I hoped to accomplish. But I’m wondering exactly what it means. “Expire” means to die, literally to exhale the breath of life. So “inspire” should imply inhaling life, breathing in something that’s life-enhancing. I can’t imagine anything better than an […]

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One Soul

Occasionally someone asks how I know I’m making a difference. The short answer … mostly I don’t. I receive significant feedback that encourages me, but often I can’t really know the ultimate impact of my words. As a teacher I learned to accept that uncertainty. You do your best and then you have to let it […]

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Next?

You probably expected to see Monte’s Thursday feature, but I’m borrowing his slot this week. He wanted to talk about love—we all need to hear about that, so I’ll work him in soon. Today I want us to think a bit about what’s next. In yesterday’s video I observed that this story doesn’t end at 1500 […]

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