Thoughts, devotions, and more from Jeffrey K. Ross, author of "Next Step Devotions"
Yesterday was the final weekday of an extended time at home for 3+ weeks. I was home to assist my wife as needed following her second knee replacement surgery in two months. As she gradually was able to do more and more on her own, I decided to take my final vacation day and do …
Continue reading Lessons From My First Daddy-Doggie Date Day
If you'd like to better understand the Millennial generation, also known as Gen Y - those born approximately between the years 1980 and 2000 - then I suggest you read the book The Millennials: Connecting to America's Largest Generation by Thom Rainer and his son Jess Rainer. Thom is a Baby Boomer while Jess is a Millennial. …
Continue reading Book Review: “The Millennials” by Thom S. Rainer and Jess W. Rainer
Note: I wrote the following on March 15 after a visit with a friend in the hospital, thinking that it would be the last time I saw him this side of heaven. He defied the odds and remained with us for nearly two more months, allowing me the opportunity to visit him again. Still, I …
My wife came home last Friday after more than two weeks of being in the hospital and rehab following knee-replacement surgery. It so happened that I had to be heading out of town at the very hour she was checking out of rehab because I was scheduled to officiate at an out-of-town wedding for the …
Most of us have experienced a variety of leaders and managers in our lives. If we've held several jobs, then we've run the gamut of supervisors from those who draw out the best in us to those who micromanage, deride, and suck all the life out of those reporting to them. Outside of work scenarios, …
