Many people have never heard the expression a right smart. It has nothing to do with how smart a person is. Rather, it means a large amount. If I own a right smart of something,
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Tag: Work
When Life Gets Too Convenient
The lazy person claims, “There’s a lion on the road! Yes, I’m sure there’s a lion out there!” Proverbs 26:13 NLT I remember when I first encountered 7-Elevens and how they changed my gas-station world.
Read moreLove, Work and Joy
My mother had read somewhere and often repeated: In order to be happy, you need something to love, something to do, and something to look forward to. I used to quip that eating fulfills all
Read moreLife is Weird. (Leadership Lessons from Ecclesiastes)
Every once in a while, I need a good dose of Ecclesiastes. I like to remind myself that the purported wisest man in the world, the one about whom the Queen of Sheba said, “you
Read moreFor Want of a Spreadsheet
It was a Friday evening, and I was staring between two spreadsheets. It was like one of those children’s picture challenges where you’re supposed to find what’s different, only in this case the spreadsheets were
Read moreAge Doesn’t Matter
Even in old age they will still produce fruit; they will remain vital and green. Psalm 92:14 NLT The winds of time blow swiftly—sometimes more so than I want them to. I couldn’t imagine what
Read moreNew Creature, New Job
Thursday I punch a clock for the first time in years. I’m taking on a second job to reduce my debt-to-panic ratio. I don’t often, maybe ever, sense I’m being led by the Lord, but
Read moreWhatever It Takes
Hank Phillippi Ryan wrote a blog post entitled Sob Sisters, about crying, and that she cries at everything. I almost cried because I discovered someone who cried as much as I do. Theaters would probably
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