Here’s to new adventures. Our summer schedule starts in 10 days. By June 1, I will be halfway finished with our church trips for the summer of 2018. Over the next 2 1/2 months, I will help lead a trip with kids to a place I’ve never been even to …
wes Lessons from the Farm: Owners and Hired Hands
As a teenager growing up working for my dad on the farm, I started to realize there were some differences in how we viewed the operation. I worked because I had no choice (and got paid for it). My dad, on the other hand, approached the farm with a different …
Time to Stretch
Last week I took a group of students on a trip and stepped out of my comfort zone. Not too long ago, I had a conversation with someone who talked about his having to learn to excel at programming for events because he couldn’t play an instrument. During that conversation …
Incoherent Ramblings
I’ve never actually spent any time explaining my categories, so let’s change that. One of my favorite categories developed last year as I had an intern. As we began the process, I wanted to make sure I was not just assigning her some work to do, but instead was taking …
It’s Okay to Hope
Have you ever set a New Year’s Resolution? Have you ever chosen not to set a New Year’s Resolution? Have you ever claimed “My New Year’s Resolution is to not have any New Year’s Resolutions”? A few years ago, I felt guilty for ever getting excited and setting some goals …