

At the Intersection of Friendship and Professionalism
As a small business owner, I believe it is important to support other small business owners, especially when we are friends. Sometimes that


Healing a Fractured America
It’s the 4th of July, the day we celebrate our country’s independence. While I should be fully enjoying parades, barbecues and fireworks,...


That Old Yarn: Insights from an unlikely source
My garden is often the source of inspiration and insights, but winter in the Midwest requires me to find other recreational activities....


New Year, New Potential
Really, today is fundamentally no different than yesterday. Even so, there’s some sort of magic we ascribe to New Year’s Day. It’s a day...


Failure to Thrive: The importance of an outside perspective
We were all so happy to welcome the first baby into the family. My sister wanted only the best for her bouncing baby boy so she did all...


Cobbler's Child
“The cobbler’s children have no shoes.” That’s the way I’ve always heard it. However, the earliest reference to the parable appears in...

The Greatest
Today we lost Muhammad Ali, the ultimate hype man. He turned trash talking into an art form if he didn't, in fact, invent it. His public...


A Guidebook is Born
I'll admit it...I'm a control freak. Therefore, it was difficult to leave a project I birthed in the very capable hands of those who...


Bloom Where You're Planted
One might say 'there's no point, it's no use, it's impossible'- when found in an unappealing, unlikely & seemingly unsuitable position....


Do you have a slow leak?
Part of today’s agenda included some time at the tire shop. Over the weekend I got an oil change and the mechanic made me aware that my...