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...
Oct
25
2021
Traveling through Switzerland recently reminded me how much fun my Dad had sightseeing around the world. He loved new places and adventures. Swiss physician Paul Tournier writes, “All human enterprises start amid the exciting fever of discovery… gradually the...
Oct
22
2021
God shall supply ALL my needs?! What a sentence!
Do I live like I believe this? I know this is something Dad wrestled with for a long time. If it is true that God shall supply all our needs, why...
Oct
20
2021
Dad loved my mom. They were married for 58 years. He loved to tell the story of when he first saw her at the University of Idaho. My dad consistently spoke well of my mom. He complimented her often...
Oct
19
2021
Dad didn't like it when I asked him how he felt. He instead preferred me to ask what he was learning from God or what he wrote about in Words of Hope. He lived daily with pain and discomfort....
