I dug out an igloo for my boys!
Saturday night we got about 6-7 inches (16cm) of dense, wet snow, perfect snowball snow. I was shoveling the sidewalk and decided to accumulate the snow on one pile, and I would hollow it out to make an igloo. Usually snow takes 24 hours to settle before you can dig it out but this snow was so heavy, it was ready the next day. So I dug it all out and let the boys crawl inside to hang out.
It was extra work but well worth it! Here’s a photo of the igloo:
A speaker I met
Some would say Sean Kouplen is a self-made man. But he wouldn’t say that. Born on a farm in Oklahoma, his family’s farm was on the decline and he found himself as a young adult in search of a vocation–and an income.
So he went to college where he met the college president who steered him toward finance. Then into a career in finance where he soon came upon an opportunity to buy Regent, a small regional bank.
That was right before 2008.
It turned out to be not such a great time to work at a bank, much less own one. He had always put his faith in God and started what became a very popular prayer meeting at the bank, and now his faith was being stress tested.
Just when he was ready to close the doors, and tell all his staff the bad news, the Treasury Dept called. Expecting the worst, he was shocked to hear his bank had been selected for a federal investment of a 9-year $3M loan at just 1% interest. It may not sound like much today but it was just enough to save this Oklahoma bank.
The maternal side of his family were known locally as cattle thieves, drunks, unsavory folks until Sean’s grandfather accepted Christ’s salvation and the family changed, 180. Five generations later and everyone in his family has accepted Jesus, with everyone being college educate, employed, no divorce.
He shared his story with me and some other men of faith this past week. It was a true blessing. You can listen to Sean on The 94X Kingdom Driven CEO podcast.
An audiobook I found insightful
The War of Art by Steven Pressfield is not only a fantastic play on words but a motivational perspective that pits Resistance–the thing inside all of us that blocks us, holds us back, whispers we can’t do it, shatters our focus–as the enemy that must be overcome. The comparisons, metaphors and examples in this book are both relatable and achievable, making it clear why this book has been well received for over two decades. I recommend it.
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None of us men are this bad, surely. Enjoy: Saturday Night Live’s Valentine’s Day Ad
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