The Friday Feature w/Sean: “Bless Them, Change Me” #TheFridayFeature #11 #52Weeks About ten years ago, our family was sitting in church in Eureka, Illinois. The Reverend Jennie Churchman gave a message that day and I have never forgotten her words and what she meant. She said when we start to judge people, we need to […]
It’s strange how life can change so quickly. What’s stranger is how life can change so quickly for all us at the same time. The past two months have proven we are capable of making real-time adjustments to our daily lives. COVID-19 has changed our lives. Hopefully, we are closer to our family, our friends […]
The Friday Feature w/Sean: What’s your 18 FORE Life? #TheFridayFeature #10 What’s your #18FORELife? I play (hack) golf once a year. Tomorrow is the day. This group makes a difference in people’s lives. They have approximately 40 families on the waiting list who are fighting the battle against cancer. These families could use some assistance. […]
The Friday Feature w/Sean: Serve up a toast! #TheFridayFeature #9 Have you ever wondered why you were given the opportunity to make a difference in other people’s lives? I often wonder that. This is my grandfather’s jacket – his field jacket – from Okinawa in World War II. Eighty-nine soldiers went up a hill. Only […]
The Friday Feature w/Sean: Are You A Giver? #TheFridayFeature #8 There’s an old saying out there that says nobody’s ever gone poor by giving. And today I want to challenge you to give from your heart. You see behind me – we’re standing around right now because we just unloaded the mobile food bank truck. […]
The Friday Feature: Waiting? Go Ring Your Bell #TheFridayFeature #7 Almost 60 days ago, this was the headline in the USA Today. “We have rung the alarm bell.” Well, now it appears that we’ve rung the recess bell. Everybody in the world, everybody the United States wants to break out and go out have some […]
COVID-19 Proud. These words express my feelings about my family, Team SEMO and our communities. This time in history is unprecedented and has changed our world – forever. Our daughter Amanda and my sister are both emergency department nurses. Amanda resides, with her husband who is a nurse for Veterans Affairs, in Washington State. My […]
The Friday Feature w/Sean: You can’t wish it. Push Forward #TheFridayFeature #6 Perhaps you are waking up this morning thinking about you’re going to go back to work on Monday. Perhaps you are thinking about putting your family back together and doing what you’ve been doing. Well, you know what? There isn’t a normal anymore. […]
The Friday Feature w/Sean: 2020 Graduates: It’s Your Time #TheFridayFeature #5 There are about three million high school graduates this year in the United States. One of those happens to be our son. It’s hard to believe that three months before he was born, it was 9/11. Three months after he turned 18, it was […]
The Friday Feature w/Sean: Be Adjustable! #TheFridayFeature #4 Uncertain? Stir-crazy? Back in May of 1927, pilot Charles Lindbergh flew the first nonstop flight from New York to Paris. He did it in less than 34 hours and he asked for a couple things for that flight. Fuel, sandwiches and a couple tools. But mainly, he […]