I’m a big fan of Gumby & Pokey (I know, I’m showing my age!). I used to watch the show all the time, and have had the toy characters on my shelf for years (hey, I was a children’s pastor – kids loved to play with them in the office!). Beyond being TV characters & toys, Gumby…
Do you remember the song Don’t Worry, Be Happy (silly video, but Robin Williams cracks me up)? It was the first a cappella song to reach #1 on the Billboard Top 100. Released in 1988 and, even though it’s ranked #31 on VH1′s 100 Greatest One Hit Wonders of The 80′s, it was still a great song. The…
GregBairdOnline.com was the very first website/blog I ever started. I had no idea what I was doing, but it was a great learning opportunity, as well as very cathartic for that time. I haven’t posted here for over a year! But I thought I’d revive it and try and start posting every week or so….
As she walked down the aisle, arm in arm with her Dad, she looked beautiful. Talking quietly & giggling, these two friends of mine had come to a significant day in their lives. Life happens. The Dad looked fit & happy, just as I remembered him. Though in his fifties now, he worked hard and served…
We get inspiration from a lot of places. We might be inspired by the courageous act of another. We might be inspired by the words of a friend. Maybe it’s something as simple as a walk in the woods and seeing God’s creation. Whatever it is, it’s important to identify what inspires us and find…
Up! We all want to be “UP”. Whether it’s in our personal, our family or career life, we break through barriers with people & projects and the idea of “UP” carries the idea of success. As the Dad of two amazing teenage boys, I’ve been thinking a lot about how to teach them to succeed in…
“You intended to harm me, but God intended it for good to accomplish what is now being done…” A quote from my good friend Joseph in Genesis 50:20. So glad God’s got our back, so to speak, and has such a grander view for our lives than we do. Using difficult circumstances to move us…