by Rick | Oct 4, 2020 | Blog, The Burly Log Blog
A burl on a tree looks like a wart, but it’s actually scar tissue. At one point in time, the tree has been damaged by an object hitting it or some kind of insect or disease. If you cut off the burl with a saw, you will find a mass of colors, grain directions and...
by Rick | Sep 27, 2020 | Blog, Leadership Series
Have you ever imagined what life was like on a wagon train back in the 1800’s? I do, frequently, because there’s a spot on my morning walk along the outskirts of my small, rural Kansas town, where history was made by wagon trains. About three blocks from my house, I...
by Rick | Sep 15, 2020 | Blog, Leadership Series
Admittedly, I am a Do-Gooder. Even my Twitter profile reads, “My goal in life is to be a swizzle stick, stirring up good in people. I want written on my tombstone: He loved well and helped a lot of people feed the hungry.” However, I’ve had the good fortune to spend...
by Rick | Sep 7, 2020 | Blog, Leadership Series
Who is the most compassionate, loving, positive, intuitive and joyful person you know? After spending a few minutes around them, do you find yourself wanting to be like them because of the way they make you feel? That is a person with heart; that is Kathy Hamilton...
by Rick | Sep 2, 2020 | Blog, Leadership Series
When the pandemic hit, the business model of The Outreach Program immediately broke. The model of engaging large numbers of volunteers together to package meals for the hungry was suddenly forbidden by the government. In one day, the 16-year-old method of...
