Where Is Your Focus?

Where Is Your Focus?

By Rhonda Stinson When I was young, my parents taught me lessons that have become very valuable in adulthood. I remember dad teaching me and my brothers the ins and outs of using a gun. He told us over and over, “Never ever point a gun at anyone.” He said...
Do That Hard Thing

Do That Hard Thing

By Rhonda Stinson Have you ever thought your absence wouldn’t be noticed? Do you feel like an invisible woman when you’re in the company of others? You speak, but no one acknowledges what you’re saying? I’m sure many of us have experienced some...
Eclipse of the Heart

Eclipse of the Heart

By Rae Lynn DeAngelis On April 8, 2024, a solar eclipse made its way across 15 states in America (Texas, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Missouri, Tennessee, Illinois, Kentucky, Indiana, Ohio, Michigan, Pennsylvania, New York, Vermont, New Hampshire, and Maine). If you were one...
Keep On, Keeping On

Keep On, Keeping On

By Tanya Jolliffe When I was a junior in college, one of my professors made a statement that has come back to me repeatedly over the years. She was teaching about administrative leadership in food service and said, “Remember, the person who does the job knows...
Let Yourself Be Refined

Let Yourself Be Refined

By Tanya Jolliffe When I was in college, I worked in a sand-casting aluminum foundry. During my month-long Christmas break, my uncle, who co-owned and managed the foundry, needed help delivering finished cast aluminum products by van around Ohio. Luckily, he could...