Recently, I had the great privilege of addressing a group of leaders in Southern Missouri. So many of these women have mentored, encouraged, and cheered me on. One of these ladies, Vicki, read a postcard that a friend and I had written to her as 14-year-olds. What?! First, what kind of organizational system does Vicki have that would allow her to put her hands on a...
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“Tell him about the languages! our host said. John looked at him and replied, “I’m not sure what you mean.” Shaking his head, “The languages! The languages! What you told me before about your wife!” It seems that during our last time with our new friend (the host), John made polite conversation and talked about our 31 years of marriage. Intrigued, our host asked how...
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I burned a pot of eggs the other day. Not just a little. In fact, so far removed were these eggs from my memory that only the sound of them shooting across the room in the kitchen would jar my attention. How great was the carnage! John followed me to see what all the hubbub was. He looked at the Picasso-like egg installation and then at me, then back to the eggs....
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Cairo, Egypt In a city of 24 million, a citizen may locate a wide variety of transportation. Down our street on any given day I will see small cars, big trucks, bicycles, wagons with donkeys, taxis and a minivan that acts as a type of public transportation. Whenever we’ve seen these minivans we’ve found that they are jam-packed with passengers so much so...
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A True Tale: This past weekend, John and I were with friends in central and southern Arkansas. We were going to be with 4 groups in 3 days so the schedule was a bit packed. I checked my list o’ things we needed for travel and gave myself a mental pat on the back for “having my act together.” Friday evening, we met with a wonderful group of people...
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1. Did I collect all necessary receipts for taxes, reimbursements, reports, etc.? 2. Do I have a plan for following up with those I met? If so, do I have a timeline for getting it done? 3. What are 3 takeaways I gleaned from the conference time? How does they apply to my life? 4. Did I observe any organizational procedures that I appreciated to implement into my own...
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