Nov
10
2021
Dad asked our family to be with him when he first received the news he might have cancer. We gathered around the kitchen table to wait with him when the hospital called with his results. He told us he...
Nov
09
2021
When my daughter Natalya turned fourteen, our relationship didn't feel the same. I felt like she didn't want to connect, and I wanted to blame her. I read books about teens. I tried to give her autonomy and space....
Nov
08
2021
The night Dad died, the sky was full of color, the sun was blood red with Hesperus, the evening star was visible. I took a picture because the colors were vivid, not realizing this would be the day Dad...
Nov
04
2021
I asked my Mom what the most challenging part of her journey right now was, and she paused for a minute and then said, “Not hearing his voice. He traveled many days throughout our life, but we talked almost...
Nov
03
2021
A song comforting me during this painful loss of my Dad has been “Lean Back,” written by Tony Brown, Chris Mcclarney, Nate Moore, and Amanda Lindsay Cook. The lyrics say, “I will lean back in the loving arms of...
Nov
02
2021
I have talked with many people who felt loved and close to Dad, and they often tell me how much Dad meant. Sometimes they say almost apologetically, “But I was just one of many people your Dad influenced. He...
Nov
01
2021
Following up on last week's WOH. I wanted to discuss my Dad's beautiful love for Christ. He always cherished my faith and did not look at my life with concern or fear. He knew my journey with Christ was...
Oct
28
2021
I loved asking Dad his thoughts about parenting and coaching- both are similar. An authoritarian coach or parent who leads with fear and intimidation creates difficult home and team dynamics. In this leadership style, the law is highest, there...
Oct
27
2021
Dad loved servant leadership. One beautiful definition Dad would have loved from Dr. Marleen Ramsey, who writes, “Servant leadership is an ethical perspective of leadership that identifies key moral behaviors that leaders continuously demonstrate to lead with legitimate power.”
For...
Oct
26
2021
My Dad believed in the intentional work of mentoring. Many of you reading Words of Hope are testimonies of Dad's investment in your life. My husband, Shann, is a perfect example of Dad's mentoring vision. Shann traveled around with...
