by Rick | Dec 11, 2014 | Blog
“I’m far more interested in starting a movement rather than building an organization. If I never have to write a set of by-laws, that will be all right with me.” Dr. June Henton Almost all of my heroes are people I can hug. I like my heroes to be...
by Rick | Dec 5, 2014 | Blog, Inspirational
My alma mater – Bethel College – didn’t know what to do with me when I arrived; I was a non-traditional commuter student and didn’t have a Mennonite heritage. A name like McNary didn’t fit their roster of Claassen, Busenitz, Thiessen,...
by Rick | Dec 2, 2014 | Blog
Today is Giving Tuesday. It was started as a way to balance the commercialism of Black Friday with a way to engage the nation in a national day of giving to the charities of your choice. So how do you pick a charity? Here are a few questions to determine if your money...
by Rick | Nov 27, 2014 | Blog
Does your Happy Holidays suit not fit anymore? You don’t want be labeled an Ebenezer Scrooge so you put your Happy Holiday suit on but it just doesn’t fit; the buttons are missing, the legs are too short, and the hat has a hole in it. You know you loathe...
by Rick | Nov 23, 2014 | Blog
Whenever a person tells me they have constructive criticism for me, I feel like an abused animal cowering in the corner of the humane society; I know I’m getting ready to get kicked again. I just wish that person would be honest and say they have destructive...