Our children’s deployments were in their rearview mirrors. We were chatting, and I asked them if there was something that made them extremely thankful. Ironically, there was something both our son and daughter agreed on: being able to take a shower without shower shoes on. Talk to any...
If you have parented a child, coached a youth sports team, or mentored another person, there is likely something you were determined to accomplish. There are tactical things we want to teach – how to hit a baseball, study for a test, or manage a task at work efficiently. There may also be...
The character trait for this month is Decisiveness. The irony is that as I was studying the topic of decision-making and preparing these remarks I certainly felt indecisive as I tried to determine what to include or exclude. Decisiveness is defined by the Cambridge and Oxford Dictionaries as the...
Enthusiasm is defined as expressing joy in each task as we give it our best effort. Finding joy in what we do and giving our best efforts are intertwined, and both are intensely personal journeys. The fruits of enthusiasm may or may not always be seen by others. Many people in history have...
When our son, Kyle, returned from his first deployment to Iraq I overheard a conversation with his dad. Kyle shared that it was interesting watching the soldiers take care of – or not take care of – their weapons in a combat zone. He explained that each soldier had been properly...
