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  • Getting Unstuck from the Making a Difference Starting Line

    Good afternoon from Westminster, Maryland! I was recently thinking about what keeps people from taking a step to make a difference in someone else’s life. There are a lot of answers to that question, but I think the most common is they just do not know how to get started. In my experience, most people… Read more

  • Why Creating Change Is Like Planting Trees

    Good afternoon from Westminster, MD! “Society grows great when old men plant trees whose shade they know they shall never sit in.” – Greek Proverb I stumbled across this Greek Proverb a number of years ago and it has been “growing on me” ever since. As I have walked through life, I have seen the… Read more

  • How Understanding My Own Story Gave Me More Hope for Others

    Good afternoon from Westminster, MD! As I started to write Hope Realized, my book that is scheduled to be released around June of 2022, I began to better understand the role hope has played in my life. This discovery helped me better see and understand the role hope plays in working with impoverished communities. It… Read more

  • Eliminating Limiting-Beliefs

    Good morning and welcome to 2022 from Westminster, MD! As a new year kicks off, I always find it valuable to reflect on where I have been and where I am going. This year in particular I am asking myself this question: Is there a limiting-belief about myself or someone else that will prevent me… Read more

  • Some Kind of Light

    Good morning from Westminster, MD! With the Christmas season now fully upon us, I recently had the chance to reflect on that way John, one of Jesus’ disciples, writes about the moment Jesus entered the world in human form in his recording of the Gospel. While John’s rendition is different than what we typically think… Read more

  • Where Are You Going?

    Good morning from Westminster, MD! While I have written a lot about my time in Nicaragua, I have not shared as much about how and why I ended up living there. If you have ever wondered how this journey started (or even if you haven’t), below is Chapter 1 of my book Hope Realized, which… Read more