What Does It Mean to Thrive?

What Does It Mean to Thrive?

What does it mean to thrive? This is a question we have been asking as a leadership team at work. As a business leader, I do not want our organization to just be a place people come to work. Certainly, work is important, and employment is a part of what we provide....
Summer Rewind: Living to Honor Their Lives

Summer Rewind: Living to Honor Their Lives

With summer now in full swing, it is again time for the “Summer Rewind”! Over the next two months, I will share posts from the past that are relevant to today. This week, I am sharing a post I wrote for Memorial Day and speaks to the importance of...
Releasing Unrealized Potential

Releasing Unrealized Potential

“So, how can someone make a difference?” This is a question I often get when having a conversation about the work NicaWorks! does in Nicaragua or the power of hope to create change. Addressing the underlying issue of hopelessness that fuels poverty makes...
Avoiding the Temptation to Give Up

Avoiding the Temptation to Give Up

In my last article, A Hope-Filled Lesson from Nicaragua, I shared how my recent trip to Nicaragua had reminded me that there is hope in the midst of challenges when we do not give up. I gave examples of how I have seen this truth in action in the lives of my friends...
Simply Living

Simply Living

I was recently listening to a talk given by Erwin McManus, an author and Lead Pastor of Mosaic in Los Angeles, California. In the talk, McManus explains that how we see the world, and people, will inform the way we experience life. In other words, if we see people as...