This week, in speaking with representatives from ADP, the payroll service company, I was reminded of an old story that happened to me years ago. When I first had our temporary services company, I decided to use the payroll service…
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Several days ago, Friday, January 13th, marked the 46th anniversary of the death of my paternal grandfather, Jacob Toussaint. He was buried 46 years ago tomorrow, on January 16th, 1966. I was thirteen at the time and I remember the…
Last night, as Janet and I were returning from dinner, we stopped by the reservation desk to find out about checking out early due to impending bad weather in the midwest. The front desk supervisor, Shelley, was most helpful and…
We’re still here in West Virginia; and it has been raining all day. We spent much of our time today in the main lobby of the hotel and I have been thinking about the first time I ever visited the…
Today, I headed down to the spa area of the Greenbrier for a treatment to help the sore muscles in my back; from all the driving I have done the past four or five days. I decided on the signature…
We’re finally here – at our favorite resort in the country – the Greenbrier. We left Williamsburg around lunchtime and had a leisurely drive to here to White Sulphur Springs, WV where the Greenbrier is located. We had a pleasant…
As most of you already know, Janet and I did not decide that I should go to seminary until I was in my late forties. The kids were grown, we had downsized the house, and as it had been when…
Jobs, Jobs, Jobs…. It’s the topic of discussion on everybody’s radar these days. Because, try as we might, we just can’t get away from the scary thought of what it would be like to be out of work. And while…
I was driving home this evening from the south side of Indianapolis and I was amazed that although Christmas was only two days ago, I am already seeing evidence of it passing into the background for another year. People are…
It’s Christmas Day evening; and Janet and I are sitting together in the library. Kristin’s family and Andrew’s family came by to open presents and have brunch with us; everyone was gone by noon and Janet and I settled in,…