Thoughts, devotions, and more from Jeffrey K. Ross, author of "Next Step Devotions"
Today was my granddaughter Abby's first birthday party. There were more people at my son and daughter-in-law's house than I've seen there before. Among the guests were a number of young couples I did not know, several of whom had their own young child with them. It was fun just watching the children and watching …
Continue reading Leap Year Lesson #77: It’s Fun Watching the Next Generation
My wife and I just had a wonderful evening with one of my former coworkers and his family. They moved here from their home near Mumbai, India nearly a year ago. For the last couple of months we've been planning on getting together with this kind family hosting us. Our earlier scheduled evening had to …
Continue reading Leap Year Lesson #56: We Have Much to Learn From Other Cultures
A friend called from out of state this evening. I wasn't expecting the call, but it is always a welcome one. We talked for a little over an hour. We addressed what he initially called about in just a short while, but the value of the conversation came in its continuance into other subjects on …
Continue reading Leap Year Lesson #52: Take Time for Conversation
For most of my 8.5 years at my company, I have not had others on my teams who shared the same responsibilities I had. We may have had the same title (as in the case of my first team for six years), but that's where the similarity stopped. On my second team, for example, I …
Continue reading Leap Year Lesson #48: You Need Someone At Work To Relate To
My wife and I were quite surprised tonight when we went to check out at our favorite restaurant - Qdoba. The cashier looked at us and said, "You'll get one of these entrees free if you kiss each other." We didn't realize they had a Valentine's Day special going for anyone to benefit from a …
