[Reflecting on 20 Juggle Jams] Coaches & Champions: Juggle Jams 11-15
Our 2nd half of our 1st 20 JJs started with a bang, with JJ11 swelling to 140 members, including 12 seniors! With the addition of weekly paid coaches from among…
Our 2nd half of our 1st 20 JJs started with a bang, with JJ11 swelling to 140 members, including 12 seniors! With the addition of weekly paid coaches from among…
We left off last month with Juggle Jam 5 (May 2003). That summer kicked off a five-year period where we came of age as a company. From ‘01-‘04, we were…
Venturing off on my own after 6.25 of childcare management was bittersweet. On the one hand, I had more workday flexibility and tuition percentage as a contractor of Edina Schools;…
Introduction. There is something special about multiples of five in celebrating birthdays, careers, and marriages. This six-part monthly column series celebrates this double-deca-milestone in our annual Juggle Jam tradition. I’ll…
In ‘90’s, the concept of “quality time” was a popular cultural topic. As our society became busier (even before ubiquitous internet, smart phones, and the prevalence of long-distance commuting), some…
This is my 9th of 10 columns on the importance and proper use of words. When I was a newlywed and young youth director, a wise associate pastor gave our…
This is my 8th in a series of 10 columns in 2017 on the importance and proper use of words, and how language influences how I lead this youth company.…
This 2017 series on the importance and proper use of words attempts to articulate the ways in which language influences how I mentor and lead this youth company. Whatever one’s…
The blessed man in Psalm 1 “is like a tree planted by streams of water that yields its fruit in its season” (v. 3a). Spring for us means Juggle Jam…
I don’t believe in luck. Luck is a superstitious notion that somehow “the Universe” or “random chance” (over millions of years, I might add) is determinant of one’s success, failure,…