Blog Vacation

Hello mind mulling readers. I'll be taking a week long vacation from blogging as I'll be out of town. Until then, here is a video clip of my niece falling asleep!

Obama's legislative accomplishments

I think the video speaks for itself...utterly amazing!

Round and Round We Go...

Do you ever have one of those weeks where it seems like you fall asleep even before your head hits the pillow? And then the next instant the alarm is going off? Those days seem all too commonplace for me as of late. Work is busy, no insane. Phones ring at all hours of the day; e-mails flood the inbox like snow melting in spring. The office is a busy hub of coordination. The re-vamped marketing plan seems to have taken complete hold which is a double-edged sword. On the one hand it's great to have this much work and lots more coming in. The flip side though is the tyranny of the urgent. I must be careful not to let all of the little day-to-day items take over the big picture. As a business owner, I must be concerned not only with the job today, but the job tomorrow, next week, and next month. I must be concerned about taking care of clients; past, present, and future. I must communicate clearly to my client's and staff. These items often seem never-ending, but I rest in the peace that God has given me, knowing that I'm called to be an entrepreneur.

In the midst of the mundane Mondays, Tuesdays, or whatever-days; I trust that He will continue to bless my company as I strive to be a great owner, leader, and friend

Delays on Woodmen Road...

...this week...next week...and for years to come!

"Got a sales appointment or delivery east of Colorado Springs? You may want to plan an alternative route this Friday, June 6.

One lane on the Woodmen Frontage Road east of Golden Sage Road near the School District 49 Bus/Administration Facility will be closed from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

The closure will allow the installation of a storm drain pipe, and flaggers will help direct traffic.

Speed limits along Woodmen Road also have been reduced from 55 mph to 40 mph between Black Forest and Meridian roads for the duration of the project, through April 2009" (CSBJ daily)

40 mph is entirely to slow for this stretch of road, speaking as one who drives it multiple times per day. Often when coming home at night there is minimal traffic and not a construction worker in miles. The 40mph ought to be lifted from 6pm-6am.

The state of construction along Woodmen is about to get even worse this fall when overpass construction begins at Woodmen and Academy. And don't forget about the massive project at Woodmen and Powers. Once work at Academy and Woodmen begins over half of Woodmen from Hwy 24 to I-25 will be a construction zone. Oh joy.

Don't plan on getting anywhere quickly for the next couple of years if you traverse the cone zones on Woodmen!

Philippians 1:9-10

"And this is my prayer: that your love may abound more and more in knowledge and depth of insight."

Paul's love for the church in Philippi is seen throughout this book and specifically in this verse. Telling them how he was praying for them was certainly an encouragement. It is like saying to a co-worker with a rocky marriage that you are praying for him and his wife. Your co-worker would be encouraged. Will you take a moment to pray for someone today and tell them that you are praying for them? In the same way Paul's love for the Philippians is evident throughout this book, our love for others must be evident in our lives.

Paul continues in verse 10 telling us why he is praying that their love may abound more and more: "so that you may be able to discern what is best and may be pure and blameless until the day of Christ." If our love abounds in knowledge and depth of insight them we will be better able to discern what is right and wrong, as well as being blameless and pure.