Thoughts, devotions, and more from Jeffrey K. Ross, author of "Next Step Devotions"
Even though today was supposedly a non-work day, I still had a number of personal things on my to-do list. I needed to be here when the bathroom tile caulker came for a touch-up; write two blog posts; study and prep to teach my Bible study class tomorrow, plus do a little more study related …
Continue reading Leap Year Lesson #265: People Are More Important Than Things
Late Thursday afternoon I got a message from my wife that she was at a local emergency room with her mother. My mother-in-law, Jean, was having a hard time breathing. Minutes later I was on my way there. Of course, we had no idea we would spend seven hours at a hospital today. You don't …
Continue reading Leap Year Lesson #255: Change Your Priorities When Necessary
I took off jogging and walking across San Francisco's hilly city last Wednesday, going from my hotel to Pier 39 where I wanted to see again all the sea lions that gather there. Then I walked to Fisherman’s Wharf, enjoying some Ben & Jerry’s Cherry Garcia along the way. While walking, I came across a …
Continue reading Leap Year Lesson #241: Make the Present Good and You Will Rarely Regret the Past
Most things about today were fairly normal. I went to work, interacted with a number of people, got a lot of things done, felt good about what was accomplished and came home. Today was also the day my wife was caring for our granddaughter, so it was a nice bonus to a good day to …
Continue reading Leap Year Lesson #231: Take Pictures With Your Heart
On Tuesday morning, if someone had suggested I take the bulk of the day off to stay at home, I would have given several reasons why I could not do that, including: It was only my second day back at work after eight days of vacation; There were still over 100 emails and dozens of …
