Tag: Quotes

May 26, 2010Misc

Keepers of the Aquarium

We have drifted away from being fishers of men to being keepers of the aquarium. -Paul Harvey Your thoughts???
April 12, 2010Family, Leadership

Where is your joy?

I’ve been struggling with joy lately. It would seem the daily grind, growing older, stress, situations and, well, “life” have made it feel like jumping into a roller coaster of […]
July 9, 2009Misc

More McManus

This book (“Wide Awake“) is becomming one big book of life changing quotes. Love this book! “Take time to invest in the people who are in your life. Slow down […]
June 26, 2009Misc

“Wide Awake” Quotes

I have been reading the book “Wide Awake” by Erwin McManus recently. This is a great book. I have folded the corner of at least every other page (a signal […]
May 9, 2009Misc

Wisdom of Benjamin Button

Tonight we watched “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button” (thanks Redbox). Every now and then I sit down with a pen and pad because I just know that a movie […]
March 30, 2009Misc

Quotable

“What counts in making a happy marriage is not so much how compatible you are, but how you deal with incompatibility.” -George Levinger From the All Pro Dad Play of […]
January 7, 2009Misc

Resolutions

Love God more then you fear hell. Once a week, let a child take you on a walk. When no one is watching, live as if someone is. Succeed at […]
October 15, 2008Misc

Quotables

Sorry friends, really busy week this week. In the meantime, I thought I would post some more quick quotes from “Cast of Characters” by Max Lucado. I’ll have a full […]
October 14, 2008Misc

Which Are You?

A long travel day helped me get through rougly 87 pages of “Cast of Characters” by Max Lucado yesterday. I have to save my complete review for when it is […]
October 12, 2008Family, Leadership

The Foundation

There was one other quote that I had to commit to memory from the book “The Difference A Father Makes” by Ed Tandy McGlasson. When I read it, it practically […]
August 19, 2008Misc

Quotable

Give me a revelation, Show me what to do Cause I’ve been trying to find my way, I haven’t got a clue Tell me should I stay here, Or do […]
August 18, 2008Misc

Charlotte Update

I’m sitting at the airport in Detroit on my way to Norfolk and was reminded on my flight that it was probably time for a Charlotte Update. To be honest […]
August 16, 2008Family, Leadership

Parental Wisdom

I just told my 7 year old the following: “If you want to do what you want to do today, then I suggest that you do what you know you […]
August 13, 2008Faith, Music

Quotable:

The other day we were driving with the kiddies in the car. The soundtrack of the moment was 80’s music (I’ll give you one guess who picked that..and it wasn’t […]
August 13, 2008Faith

Way To Live

I brought “Velvet Elvis” with me on this trip to re-read. It’s been about a year or so since I read it, so I thought I would run through it […]
July 23, 2008Misc

Where The Locals Eat

I once heard a principle that when you are out of town you should “eat where the locals eat”. That might mean passing the “known” places to get to a […]
July 8, 2008Misc

Quotable

I can’t remember the last time I watched a movie with a notepad, but for some reason I did just that with “The Bucket List“. For some reason I just […]
June 26, 2008Misc

God is a DJ

I will admit that I draw inspiration from the most unlikely of places. Today’s wisdom comes from the artist known as “Pink”. Pretty interesting analogy. I can’t help but wonder […]
May 28, 2008Misc

Spidey Wisdom

“Whatever comes our way, whatever battle we have raging inside us, we always have a choice. It’s the choices that make us who we are, and we can always choose […]
May 27, 2008Family

Loose Lips

With only 4 days left in the school year, I scheduled to have lunch with “the boy” at school today. He enjoys having me come in (I think it’s the […]
May 22, 2008Misc

Seen and Heard

While leaving a Chipotle today, a guy walked by with his buddy. He was explaining how full he felt and said something which caused me to laugh out loud. Due […]
April 17, 2008Faith

Folded Corners

My good friend Denny taught me a trick a few years ago of folding the corner on the pages I wanted to remember. I let my fingers do the walking […]
March 26, 2008Misc

Live Forward…

You have got to love the timing of Gmail’s “Web Clips”. This one appeared today when I logged in: “Life can only be understood backwards, but must be lived forwards”. […]
March 11, 2008Misc

We’re Off to “Top Gun”

In the morning my wife and I are boarding a plane to Palm Springs to attend the “Top Gun” event for our organization. It should be a great couple of […]
March 10, 2008Faith, Family

Please Be Patient…

When I was growing up, I had a small cross stitch picture in my room that my mom made. It was a picture of a little cowboy with the words […]
March 4, 2008Faith, Music

Quotable

“Today there are thousands of people sitting in church pews every Sunday who look like they’ve got it together on the outside but are broken on the inside. People who […]
February 27, 2008Misc

Passport Thoughts

My Passport finally arrived today. I’m only a year late in getting it. I can now visit my teams in Canada, which is also a year overdue. As I was […]
February 19, 2008Misc

More 80’s Wisdom

“So I got that going for me….which is nice” [youtube=http://youtube.com/watch?v=TkLH56VlKT0]
February 15, 2008Misc

Yep…it’s like that.

“Value this time in your life kids, because this is the time in your life when you still have your choices, and it goes by so quickly. When you’re a […]
February 12, 2008Misc

Sanctification

A few weeks ago, I heard an analogy regarding sanctification. Pastor Mark Driscoll of Mars Hill Church Seattle stated that sanctification is something like pedals on a bicycle. He stated […]