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  • Summer Rewind: Moving Beyond the Formula

    Summer Rewind: Moving Beyond the Formula

    Good morning from the air! I am on my way back from Nicaragua as I write this, which made this post come to mind. We have a tendency to look for simple formulas to get us to where we want to go in like. The problem is real life tends to be much more nuanced… Read more

  • Summer Rewind: Small Ripples Make a Big Difference

    Summer Rewind: Small Ripples Make a Big Difference

    Good morning from Westminster, MD! Are you familiar with the idea of a ripple effect? In today’s Summer Rewind edition, I look back on a post in which I wrote about ripple effects and what we can learn from the ripples themselves. The value of considering the opportunity we have each day to take a… Read more

  • Summer Rewind: Learning from the Fourth

    Summer Rewind: Learning from the Fourth

    Good morning from Westminster, MD! This July 4th, 2026, The United States of America celebrates it’s 250th birthday. This is quite a milestone and something to be celebrated! In this Summer Rewind edition, I share a post I made 13 years ago while living and working in Nicaragua. A few years later, the content still… Read more

  • Simple Steps to Help You Start Serving

    Simple Steps to Help You Start Serving

    Good morning from Westminster, MD! What are your plans for the summer? Do they include serving? In my last post, How to Step into Serving This Summer, I talked about how serving can actually be a way to recharge, something most people hope to do over the summer. It’s not to say that other ways… Read more

  • How to Step into Serving This Summer

    How to Step into Serving This Summer

    Good morning from Westminster, MD! This past Sunday, I was having a conversation with my 9-year-old daughter and she said, “Tomorrow is the official start of summer!” My daughter was referring to the calendar changing from May to June. I reminded her that summer “officially” begins on June 21st where we live in the United… Read more

  • No Greater Act of Love

    No Greater Act of Love

    Good morning from Westminster, MD! Someone once said, “Greater love has no one than this: to lay down one’s life for one’s friends.” This person was not just being theoretical or philosophical. No, not long after stating these now famous words he would in fact lay down his life for his friends and so many… Read more