A winter morning on the Seine from the towers of Notre Dame. Travel is necessary when it comes to everything from clearing my head to resetting my perspective. I plan for a couple of big trips a year and mean them to be real vacations. And if you can get to a totally new place... Continue Reading →
Fall Newsletter 2022
It’s amazing how rejuvenating a vacation can be! I’ve been back for a couple of weeks and I’m still riding the motivational high. A long vacation with lots of time to journal and rest was just what I needed to organize and prioritize – and tackle Q4. Thanks to all of you who followed along on... Continue Reading →
Ag’s Talent Pool is Running Dry — So Fix It!
I manage our family farm in the Texas Panhandle where we grow wheat and cotton. Our father didn't think my sister and I would want to keep it after he passed, but as a business, it makes a lot of sense. Of course, his generation thought we wouldn't want to run it because, well, what... Continue Reading →
The Four Times I’ve Seen Notre Dame* or How Tragedy Can Create Community
*with apologies to Dave Chappelle On April 15, we watched Notre Dame of Paris burn. As the flames spread, we all prayed the structural integrity of the building would hold and contemplated the very possible loss of the finest example of Gothic architecture in existence. We watched as the spire crumbled and cried. And then... Continue Reading →
My 2018 Game Changers
OK, OK, I swear, this is the last round-up post from 2018. However, it's been my tradition to share a few things that were real game changers for me in the past year. No surprise they often involve food and drink, and yes, I realize I'm late to the party on many of them. Forgive... Continue Reading →