Looking back at the Week

This was a busy week. Most are if you working hard and involved in things around you. We had about 3 inches of snow last weekend and it was quite an event. The stories about how people where I work got home that day were funny. We aren't used to that type of weather here in Ga. We were blessed that no one was killed in the Tennessee Valley over that whole weekend.

This past week we went through hourly reviews of all of associates in operations. It is good to see managers/supervisors who thru the training we have given and also the questions asked on these reviews have rated people very solidly based on eight key areas of performance. It wasn't always that way. We have worked on performance coaching for three years. Conflict doesn't come naturally to us, as leaders we have to address it. Sometimes you have to ask the hard questions to actually help a leader see he is stuck or biased. Good HR people balance that divide. I am very much for the business but also very much for the associate. I had another issue this week after doing this for 25 years that always brings home the point that there are two sides to every story....and there are.....

Rick (Burgess) on Rick and Bubba on XM Radio and many syndicated stations was talking about the old days of radio during a segment with James Spann. That brought back memories to when I would cue up records on the 45 table and get it ready to play. They don't get to do that today with CD's.....If you don't remember 45 rpm records then you don't know what you missed either.

We were blessed to have Herb Reese visit us in Chattanooga on the 23rd. His visit thru New Commandment Ministries www.newcommandment.org There are 13 churches that will be taking his team approach to men's ministry to the Tennessee Valley! We also added one more team to our four groups.

Re upped with XM Radio for the 7th season. Get alot of enjoyment out of it. Have two SkY Fi units that are really old now...(7 and 6 yrs) but work great and enjoy the options of having something to always listen to. Got the Family Plan this year and saved a $1 per month. My son keeps one boom box in his room. He likes the Comedy Channel. I do miss HEAR Music that used to be XM. With the changes with the Sirius merge there have been a few misses but understandable. In the winter like now I listen to Alt Nation/80's/The Message/Nashville! and more. But listen to Dan Patrick, Rick and Bubba then Mad Dog at work each day.

Special week this week as Sarah Beth began to read to me at night. That was big. She is doing well with it too. Very, very special to hear her reading those words. Incredible. Praise the Lord for it.

Last thing from this week that ties it all together was Saturday meeting before we go out and do ministry to widows and single moms by working on their homes. Charles Fricks of our BridgeBuilders leadership team spoke on God using Ordinary Men to do Extraordinary Things. It was a good message and we got to pray over our elders and pastor that is now responsible for our ministry.

So, when you think about that. What do you see in your life that God is doing right now? Ordinary people are always involved in doing extraordinary things in His name. Are you involved in those things at work? By how you do your work? By how you don't gossip? By how you support your leaders? By how you honor your wife? By how you serve in church instead of just sitting in the pew?