Archive for May, 2008

Movies I Can’t Wait to See

Friday, May 30th, 2008 Posted in Family, Fun Stuff, General | 4 Comments »

KUNG FU PANDA (June 6th) GET SMART (JUNE 20th) WALL-E (June 27th) HANCOCK (July 2nd) THE DARK KNIGHT (July 18th) TROPIC THUNDER (August 15th) Share This Read more..

“Seven Deadly Habits of Truly Miserable People”

Thursday, May 29th, 2008 Posted in Character, General, Leadership, Life, Relationships | 1 Comment »

One of my mantras is: "Don't complain about something you aren't willing to do anything about." Sometimes I need to remind myself of this motto. In fact, I know I ... Read more..

Overcoming Discouragement

Wednesday, May 28th, 2008 Posted in Character, General, Leadership | 5 Comments »

I am having trouble moving forward on my dissertation (possibly book #3). The task seems so daunting! As an extrovert with so many great people living with me, ... Read more..

Memorial Day

Monday, May 26th, 2008 Posted in General, History, Life | 1 Comment »

To those who have lost loved ones who were defending our country, to those injured by their service for our country, to those who are sacrificing time with their loved ... Read more..

Last Comic Standing

Saturday, May 24th, 2008 Posted in Family, Fun Stuff, General | 1 Comment »

One of our favorite shows is back on! Debbie and I love Last Comic Standing! It is surreal to see the NYC comics performing at the Gotham Comedy ... Read more..

Harrison Ford

Friday, May 23rd, 2008 Posted in Creativity, Family, Fun Stuff, General | 1 Comment »

The family and I have enjoyed watching through the Indiana Jones trilogy, especially Raiders and Last Crusade. The poor kids hardly got to watch any of Temple of Doom. ... Read more..

Lakers Fan, I Finally Admit It

Thursday, May 22nd, 2008 Posted in Fun Stuff, General, Sports | 3 Comments »

When I moved to Los Angeles ten years ago, I chose to cheer for the Clippers. I have hated the Lakers my entire life! Something changed this year ... Read more..

7 million missing children?

Tuesday, May 20th, 2008 Posted in General, Leadership | No Comments »

I listened to Freakonomics recently. It was very thought-provoking. One of the stories the authors shared included how the I.R.S. changed its requirements for parents to claim a dependant. ... Read more..

Chris Seay

Tuesday, May 20th, 2008 Posted in Connecting Others, Creativity, General, Leadership, Mosaic | 1 Comment »

Chris Seay spent the day with some of our leaders as well as other church planters from around SoCal. He is the lead pastor at Ecclesia in Houston, President ... Read more..

Can Smiling Hurt Your Health?

Sunday, May 18th, 2008 Posted in Character, Fun Stuff, General, Life | 1 Comment »

"A German scientist (Dieter Zapf) has proved that people forced to smile and take on-the-job insults suffer more and longer-lasting stress that may harm their health." Read the entire article here. "Every ... Read more..