315 – Thank You For Your Service #faithbites #faithjourney Service Veterans Today is Veterans Day in the United States. A day to celebrate those who serve and have served in our armed forces. This is a time to thank those who have sacrificed their time, their energy, and in some cases their lives, to protect […]
October 30 – Are you a Citizen of God?
303 – Are you a Citizen of God? #faithbites #faithjourney Citizen Today’s #faithbite is inspired by the President of the United States saying that he could end birthright citizenship by executive order. This post isn’t about that as I try to stay away from politics as much as possible. Instead, this will focus on what it […]
October 18 – What is Your Professional Identity?
291 – What Is Your Professional Identity? #faithbites #faithjourney professional Yesterday I was having a conversation with a colleague about other colleagues. As you know, I try to understand why people d what they do. He explained to me, that their actions are based on supporting and advancing their professional identity. Other colleagues don’t behave […]
October 13 – Nervous About Change
286 – Nervous About Change #faithbites #faithjourney Nervous Life is full of change. I think that is something we can all agree on. Some change we like, other change terrifies us. I try to be an optimistic person who is excited for the future and for change. Sometimes though, like now, I have nerves on […]
October 8 – Telling My Story
281 – Telling My Story #faithbites #faithjourney story What is your story? What is my story? I have been alive for over 41 years, I have written faithbites for 280 days but have I told my story. If someone asked me to tell my story, I wouldn’t know where to begin. I guess that is […]
October 5 – God Moment: Coffee or Conversation
278 – God Moment: Coffee or Conversation #faithbites #faithjourney #coffee Today, as like most days, I was very busy. I normally finish one meeting then head off to the next one. Today though, after I was done teaching some folks how to do a task at work, I found myself with a half an hour free. […]
Sept 2 – Sol has it totally together right? Wrong
245 – Sol has it totally together right? Wrong #faithbites #faithjourney together Scrolling through Facebook, you see wonderful pictures of vacations, well-behaving kids, promotions, houses, cars, and new opportunities. You go to work and ask “How are you doing, Buddy”? The response is anywhere from great to ok to just ducky, maybe no response. Then you […]
September 28 – Greater than the Haters
271 – Greater than the Haters #faithbites #faithjourney haters Today has been a rough day for me emotionally. Anxiety has been a wreck and all of the vitriol about sexual harassment, misconduct, abuse, #meetoo what is reporting and what isn’t reporting, why people didn’t report (#whyIdidntreport). So much blame, hate, ridicule, ignorance, and blindness was […]
September 27 – Are You Enjoying Yourself?
270 – Are You Enjoying Yourself? #faithbites #faithjourney Enjoying “Are You Enjoying Yourself”? That was the question one of my advisors for my EdD asked me yesterday. I was meeting with two of them to discuss my dissertation, project, and life in general. When she said that, I asked: “Do you mean the dissertation or […]
September 19 – Let the Children Sing
262 – Let the Children Sing #faithbites #faithjourney Sing As I write this, I’m sitting in the back of our children’s choir practice. These children from different schools, different grade levels, boys and girls, all with different abilities sing together in harmony. (Well…mostly harmony, but they are learning). I can hear different voices but also […]