Musings at Altitude

I’ve had many very different jobs since I left the active Air Force in 1997…10 to be exact…in just 12 years…some with the same company or portfolio owner…but each job very different than the previous job.  And I don’t see it ending anytime soon, because that’s who I am…someone constantly chasing that next dream, sometimes […]

When I’m mentally and physically wiped out, sometimes it’s good to both mentally and physically wander.  In wandering, I see, hear, smell and think things that give me pause.  This morning, I went through that process. I saw this: I heard this: I smelled this: And I thought this: This morning I thought about love.  In the […]

I always wondered where that phrase came from…but I most certainly understand what it means.  The more I do, the more there seems to need to be done.  The more I focus, the more things there are that seem to need focus.  The more I know I need to relax, the less I feel I […]

I woke up this morning desperately seeking smiles. Quite a bit of stress lately. Working through some tough issues. My journey through the Bible has taken me this morning to Ecclesiastes.  I read Chapter 2 today. Definitely not a lot of smiles there. I did smile as I walked around outside with the dog-that-won’t-die named […]

We woke up to this today: Psalms 65:9-13 You care for the land and water it;    you enrich it abundantly. The streams of God are filled with water    to provide the people with grain,    for so you have ordained it. You drench its furrows    and level its ridges; You soften it […]

As our family was watching the Lakers vs Nuggets basketball game last night, my 15 year old saw the Nuggets logo at center court and asked, “What is that supposed to be?”  The logo is a mountain with two pickaxe’s crossed underneath. I quickly responded, “Those are mining tools…NUGGETS?” She popped back, “When I think […]

The world seems to be spinning faster now, with more challenges, more burdens, more travels, more things to ponder, more relationships to work on, and more prayers to be raised.  Even worse, the challenges seem tougher today.  The burdens seem heavier.  The things to ponder seem so much more intense now.  And then on top […]

There’s so much going on right now, and I haven’t had the time to write nearly as much as I want to.  Equally as important, the topics I want to write about require some deeper thought than my already-tapped-out-brain can accomodate.  But when I do get those rare few minutes to sit down and pontificate, nothing […]

I landed in Orlando, Florida, on Wednesday evening and we entered the heart of an incredible storm.  As we descended, it looked like this: And for the next hour and a half, we drove through the monsoon toward the beach, going 60 mph for short spurts and driving perilously fast at 30 mph when the […]

I just got home from a 3-day, 3-site swing to visit our team members serving our federal customers across the country.  Once again I stand in awe of those who serve and those who serve those who serve.  It’s humbling while exciting to see the things that we do that save lives and impact lives in […]