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why work?

Posted by roxanne robbins on March 17th, 2011 | 10 responses
Think back to a time when you were part of a team through school, church, business, volunteer work, or sports. With that experience fresh in your mind, answer the following: What was your team’s primary goal? Prepare a... read more »

dirty jobs

Posted by marvin williams on February 2nd, 2011 | 5 responses
Spencer Johnson, author of Who Moved My Cheese? stated in an article: “I believe research may one day show that the only long-lasting motivation will come from employees who bring it to work in the form of God,... read more »

i’m a sugar bowl

Posted by an odj community member on January 26th, 2011 | no responses
Thinkin’ about my grandfather. He used to crack us up by singing “I’m a Little Teapot” and say, “Here is my handle” (one hand on hip), “here is my spout” (other hand on... read more »

whose job is it?

Posted by pohfangchia on October 31st, 2010 | 8 responses
The story is told about four people named Everybody, Somebody, Anybody, and Nobody. There was an important job to do and Everybody was asked to do it. Everybody was sure that Somebody would do it. Anybody could have done it,... read more »

no benchwarmers

Posted by Jeff Olson on August 31st, 2010 | 6 responses
I always felt a little sad for the guys on my high school basketball team who were put into a game during the waning seconds when the outcome was already decided. I was glad to see them finally get a chance to play,... read more »

who needs relationship?

Posted by pohfangchia on May 23rd, 2010 | 4 responses
Emperor Frederick carried out an isolation experiment to try and determine humanity’s original language. He reasoned that infants would eventually speak the natural tongue of humans if they were sheltered from the... read more »

your role is needed

Posted by Jeff Olson on December 17th, 2009 | 5 responses
One of my daughter’s high school teachers appeared in the 1986 movie Hoosiers. The film is based on the true story of a small-town high school basketball team in the US and their improbable run to the Indiana state... read more »

being there

Posted by tom felten on November 25th, 2009 | 7 responses
Last week my wife had five teeth removed—all in one morning. Ouch. Needless to say, it’s been a painful and—due to difficulties with some of the pain medication—nauseating experience for her. As... read more »

a new keyboard

Posted by pohfangchia on July 10th, 2009 | no responses
Suspended in my make-believe world, I’m an accomplished pianist. My fingers dance across the keyboard, creating rhythm and rhyme. Prayerfully, a beautiful composition would come forth as I type gleefully on my new... read more »

God's currency

Posted by regina franklin on March 18th, 2009 | 4 responses
Clothes were packed, medical cards were set aside in case of an emergency, and my two-page list of instructions lay neatly folded in an envelope. More than capable, my in-laws had kept our children on numerous occasions. But... read more »
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