by Beth Lueders | Aug 10, 2024 | Blog Post, Resilience
The Summer Olympics are wrapping up and the gold medal goes to you! And you know why? Because every day you get up and start anew. Granted, you may no longer have the carved, subtle muscles of our world’s elite Olympic athletes, but you are a trained warrior in your...
by Beth Lueders | Jun 15, 2024 | Blog Post, Family, Perspective
Many of us are fortunate to receive wise advice from our dads. Maybe not always welcomed advice at first, but nonetheless, insights that helped shape our thinking, our decisions and our day-to-day routines. A few weeks before Father’s Day 2005, my dad and I were...
by Beth Lueders | May 11, 2024 | Blog Post, Everyday People
If we were voting for Mother of the Decade, I nominate Cori Salchert. What an honor for me to tell you about Cori on this Mother’s Day weekend. By the time you finish this blog, you may be voting for Cori too. For more than two years, Cori Salchert cried out to God...
by Beth Lueders | Apr 19, 2024 | Blog Post, Everyday People, Perspective
The night before two ruthless teens blasted through Columbine High School on a shooting and bombing massacre, 16-year-old John Tomlin was refurbishing the bed of his beloved 1985 Chevy pickup. When John parked his classic ride in the school parking lot the next...
by Beth Lueders | Mar 30, 2024 | Blog Post, Perspective
Let’s face it. Some days I am a muddy mess. Some days you are a muddy mess. Yep. Sometimes life just gets messy and muddy all at the same time. And we slip-slop away, wobbling and waiting to right ourselves and stand on solid ground. You need not look far to see the...
by Beth Lueders | Mar 7, 2024 | Blog Post, Everyday People, Perspective
While March is officially Women’s History Month in America, I’m wondering about the women in your history. What remarkable women played a significant role in your personal history? In my personal history? Okay, I’ll go first in sharing a bit about two women who made...