Lessons with Bill
What’s The Best Gift You’ve Ever Received?
What’s the best gift you’ve ever been given? Not necessarily the most extravagant, or the most costly, but the best gift? For me, it…
The Surprise Christmas Blessing
My father died a week before Christmas. I was just 12 years old. My mom was left with six kids to raise…
Building Legacy, Season After Season
Legacy seasons. I remember when our boys were still young, they took a liking to soccer. I was a baseball player so it…
The Words You Use to Describe Your Family
Ashley, Jessica, Nathan & Joseph. These are my four. They’ve been joined by sons-in-law Ben and Phillip. And this year we’ve added…
Aging Cheerfully or Grumpily—The Seeds We Sow
The seeds you sow all your life show up as you age. Will you grow into a cheerful old person or a…
What’s More Important Than Winning?
When does losing bring greater recognition than winning? Not often, but this story fits the bill.
What I Learned From an Afternoon Driving Mom Around Town
In this past year, my 92-year-old mother has declined substantially. Yet we’ve had these wonderful moments. One of my favorite times was…
The Top Leadership Books of All Time?
I’m working on a project focusing on how the best leaders do not seem to follow “the rules”—they break with convention. As…
Anti-Asian Prejudice and the World of the Generous
I would never be inclined to think that my struggles were the same as other ethnic minorities. They were not. But they…
Simple Generosity Begins in the Heart
How is it that some of the most generous people are those who have little material wealth? Simple generosity is a beautiful…
Dad’s Newspapers And Me: The Things You Remember
It’s funny the things you remember and how they become part of your story. When I was just a kid, we didn’t…
Lessons on Legacy From a Hillbilly Family Story
Reading Hillbilly Elegy I found parallels with my own story, including God’s generosity despite poverty. I’ve learned these things about family over…
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