Archive for April, 2009

Enough about Fran – what about his wife? Great lady and cares for Fran like you read about. She actually gave him his kidney. He tells everyone that she is the reason he can go to the bathroom. Kathy has a great gift and skill of cooking. As my daughter (Continue reading…)

A few weeks ago, I asked a friend of mine if he, his brother and their worker would like to come to Orlando and paint a condo for me. They were slow in Nashville and thought I would reach out to them and see if it would help. Well they (Continue reading…)

What do you get when you combine almost 30 students, a determined teacher, a two time pro fighter and Miss Africa? A huge statement at the Reflecting Pool in Washington, DC yesterday. We had less than 10% of the people that have died in Darfur over the last few years.

Today in Nashville, Julie – our operations manager was in high speed – crisis management role. We received two calls at once, – we have 333 cases of shoes that are at the dock and another truck on the way. In Nashville, we have the World Headquarters of Soles4Souls and (Continue reading…)

I am heading to DC for one of the coolest experiences I think I have ever had. We have partnered with a group of wonderful high school students and teachers that want the world to know about Dafur and the tragedy that is happening there everyday. Check this out and (Continue reading…)

Wow, I have watched many versions of Susan Boyle since her debut last week. What a awesome voice! I hate to admit but I was like the rest of the folks watching… I judged her. Why? I am not perfect and who am I to judge anyone. A lesson learned, (Continue reading…)

I returned today from a great vacation in the sun to 836 emails and after going through them over 500 actually needed a response. I am down to 239 as of stopping and writing this post. At the same time, I am preparing for my week that is filled with (Continue reading…)

I had a chat with Bill Hybels many years ago and he reinforced to me what I always believed, the local church is the hope of the world. This has stuck with me for many years and everyday I hear from church leaders about our charity and have the opportunity (Continue reading…)

A week ago Friday, I had lunch with a guy that I really admire. He is a pastor of a very “different” church in Nashville. Over the years, we have gained a friendship and I will occasionally stop by and attend when I am in the area. What I love (Continue reading…)