Thoughts, devotions, and more from Jeffrey K. Ross, author of "Next Step Devotions"
I am consistently terrible at the subject of today's lesson - remembering names. There really is no excuse for it. We remember what we want to remember and what is really important to us, so I can't throw out some lame excuse like "I'm not good at remembering names" and then abandon all effort at …
Continue reading Leap Year Lesson #198: Learn People’s Names
I dropped my wife, Linda, off at the airport early this morning. She and a group of others from our church are headed to the Pacific northwest for a mission trip. They'll be back a week from today. Usually, I'm the one taking off on trips. For many years I traveled out of state about …
Continue reading Leap Year Lesson #193: Know Who You Are Alone
Yesterday my team from work walked to a nearby restaurant for lunch. As we went past the convention center in downtown Louisville, a homeless man was in the middle of the sidewalk holding a small, handwritten sign on cardboard in front of passersby. The sign read "happiness is a cheeseburger." We don't normally carry cheeseburgers …
Continue reading Leap Year Lesson #192: You Can Make Someone Else Happy Today
I have great respect for people who are themselves wherever they are. It irks me when I see someone behave one way in front of some people and an entirely different way in front of others. The only chameleons I enjoy are reptilian, not human. This is not to say that we are to be …
Continue reading Leap Year Lesson #190: Be Yourself Wherever You Are
The photo to the right was taken yesterday of my wonderful Social Media team at work. That's me on the left, our manager Lewis squatting and looking goofy, and then Patti and Chuck. We really enjoy what we do and have lots of fun and laughs while still working hard every day. Lewis bought the …
Continue reading Leap Year Lesson #177: Give More Thumbs Up Than Thumbs Down
