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...

Audience of ONE

By Alison Feinauer My son came home sick from school. That same day I was already going to get his phone fixed because of a cracked screen.  After doing the math to replace the screen vs. upgrading to a newer phone, it was a better investment to get a newer (but not...

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...

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...

True Identity

INTRODUCTION: Maggie Cole was diagnosed with AML (an aggressive form of Leukemia) in July of this year and has graciously agreed to share a bit of her story with us By Maggie Cole It’s been a while since I have posted. I arrived at hospital on Monday for my...