Participation

I've noticed a common theme in lots of different contexts over the past several months that I think is worth taking taking note of. Allowing people to be part of the process is becoming increasingly important. In the book A New Kind of Thinking, Daniel Pink defines the …

Electricity back on

The ice storm knocked out our power from Monday morning until Thursday morning. We spent our nights in the living room, with a fire going. On Wednesday, our friend Ruth invited us to our house, so we stayed there. It's been a challenging, interesting & sometimes fun few …

2nd Chance to be a Good Samaritan

The boys spent the weekend with my parents. Bad weather moved in today, so I met my Dad halfway to get them. On the way back to Tulsa, with the boys having lots of fun being silly, I saw a truck that was turned sideways ahead. I started flashing my brake lights so …

Did that really just happen?

Last night was the best of times. They boys and I were playing one of their favorite games - "The Friendly Lion." I don't have time to explain the intricacies of it, but I've never heard them laugh so hard.
But at 2:30 in the morning, things changed.

Cole woke up …