Jul
24
2015
It was displayed in plain sight. I’m sure I must have seen it before. However on this particular evening while waiting on my next appointment, it caught both my attention and curiosity. Three short phrases carefully crafted together. One...
Jul
18
2015
Jim Collins in his book Good To Great makes the observation that successful and impactful companies all have CEOs with this one thing in common... they were humble & willful, modest & fearless. He goes on to compare these...
Jun
17
2015
“Old Man Pate” didn’t seem much of a fan of us neighborhood boys. The mere memory of his front yard tirades still raises the hair on the back of my neck!
Ground zero of our conflict centered on the Pate’s...
May
25
2015
At age 24, the term “legacy” struck me as a word on a sign in front of an old folks home. Fast forward thirty years, now at age 54, not so much. I think a lot more about legacy these...
May
16
2015
How fun is it being Papa Jim to my grandson Titus! One of the perks of being the “World’s Best Grand Dad” :) are the countless songs and games we play.
Some of our favorites are “Chase Me”, Titus runs...
May
06
2015
Like many parents I had high hopes, dreams perhaps that my son or daughters would make it to the big leagues; a college standout, perhaps even a pro ball player. Reality is that approximately 1 in every 200 high...
May
02
2015
On any given Friday morning 1,845 sleepy eyed, semi-excited students enter the doors of Lewisville High School’s main campus. It’s the aim of a rag tag group of guys dubbed the “Grateful Dads” to greet them and bring a...
Apr
28
2015
We do a lot of church these days! Wishing to collaborate with a broad swath of local faith communities, any given Sunday we may be “amening” with the Baptists, or “liturgizing” with the Methodists, or “hand raising” with our...
Apr
25
2015
Next to Christmas, today ushers in perhaps the second most joyous calendar day, especially for kids or kids at heart — our neighborhood swimming pool opens!
Swimming pools are Mecca when it comes to summer fun and building friendships. My...
Apr
22
2015
Kids matter. Teachers matter. Our public schools matter. Some states get it...Texas does NOT. While Texas politicians strut of our economic superiority, our state gets failing grades in every socially responsible category. Our public schools are grossly underfunded, and with bad legislation...
