My grandfather, Mendel Ham, grew up on a farm in rural South Carolina. Racial inequality was rampant in the Deep South during the 1930’s, but one of his best friends was an African-American farm hand. That pretty much sums up my grandfather—the stares and jeers weren’t strong enough to break his spirit. I didn’t know him as a young man, but I try to envision him approaching my grandmother to ask her on their first date. Or, see him as an eighteen-year old marine, serving our country […]
This post was a month ago and resonated with me today!
I love NC State football. As a 2004 graduate, I bleed Red & White! Last week, we hosted the #3 Clemson Tigers. The game was televised on ESPN’s Thursday Night Primetime and I was there with 57,000 others cheering on the Pack. State played well, much better than most expected, and as the 3rd quarter was closing, it was only 13-7 in Clemson’s favor. Then it happened. State’s Brian Underwood broke a run around the end and headed down the sideline […]
In 2010, I fell in love with the sport of triathlon. The year before, Liz was part of a relay team at a local ‘sprint’ triathlon, a shorter distance race for both competitive and novice participants. When I went to watch the race, I wondered, “Could I?” In 2010, I competed in 2 races, 11 in 2011 including a Half Ironman (70.6 miles), and 9 in 2012. However, this year, I decided to take some time off from competitive racing […]
I love this picture of a ship sailing into the night. I took it while in Maui in 2011. It relates so much to this post. As the ship heads into the darkness, it cannot lose its course. It must keep it. The sun will rise again and light will fill the sky, illuminating the path. Just like this ship, we must not lose our course when the darkness of fear, doubt and insecurity set in. We must stay true […]
Yesterday, I wrote about the idea of surrendering control and testing your motives. I received some great feedback! I love feedback. I love engaging. For those of you that have, thank you! The main question was, “Aren’t there some things you should control?” That answer is yes! Differentiating Control I wanted to point out yesterday that we should question the motives behind our control. Healthy control is that with a concern for a greater good for all involved or control based […]
We decided to take the boys for a walk after dinner. Before the twins became mobile, this was a daily activity. However, now that they have willpower and ability to move, sitting in the stroller doesn’t bode so well. About 10 minutes into our walk, they started to get testy. Their fussing was causing an equal response within myself. I could feel my emotions rising. “Why won’t they just sit and enjoy this? I would love to be pushed in […]
We get busy in life. Matt reminds us of why we dedicate ourselves to something other than ourselves.
- Robert Wagnon, CEO, Republic State Mortgage
