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
Throughout the past 9+ years with my current employer, I have rarely taken a real vacation - one in the sense of getting away from it all for any extended period. I almost always end up giving in to the temptation to check email and voice mail and have frequently spent up to half of …
Continue reading Leap Year Lesson #260: Work Will Go On Without You
Today is the first official day of my "staycation." I'm taking a week off from work to stay home and rest, read and write. This is a rarity for me, so I intend to make the best of it. One of my challenges this week is to resist the urge to log in to work …
Continue reading Leap Year Lesson #248: Colleagues Who Have Your Back Bring Peace of Mind
The latter part of this week was a serious crunch time for me. Having been out of the office most of the previous week for business, and preparing to be on vacation next week, I had to catch up from all that backed up on me last week while getting everything necessary complete in order …
Twice in the past two days I have failed to watch big events on TV as planned. The first was Sunday when I took a long afternoon nap instead of watching a big football rivalry game between my Kentucky Wildcats and the Louisville Cardinals. Having recently cut back on our cable subscription and no longer …
Continue reading Leap Year Lesson #245: You Don’t Have to Do Everything You’d Like to Do
