Swift Straw Blog

My prayers go out to all of those impacted by hurricane Michael.  We will be heading down today to assess the damage and lend a helping hand to our friends and family in need.  As I prepare for this day I found some very appropriate scripture.

After battling cancer for years, Randy Pausch received the fateful news that the cancer had returned and he only had a few months to live.  Randy spent the last month of his life delivering his final message to the world.  Here are a few takeaways:

My Grandmother, Grace Adkins, is about to celebrate her 90^th birthday.  As we prepare to celebrate, here are a few things that I have learned from her amazing life and continued example: 

“I was an overnight success all right, but 30 years is a long, long night.”  Ray Kroc 

There is an old story about a fox that would constantly scheme about how he was going to attack a hedgehog. He came up with elaborate plans and even tricks. But, inevitably, at the last second the hedgehog would simply roll into a ball with his quills sharply deterring the fox from further attack....

James Stockdale was a US Navy vice admiral and aviator that was awarded the Medal of Honor in the Vietnam War, during which time he was a prisoner of war for over seven years.  He endured unimaginable torture and constantly battled their attempts to use him for propaganda.  In Jim Collins book, Good...

As the Spring unfolds this year, there are many industries that are battling through their peak season. Here is a message from Theodore Roosevelt for all of those who are in the arena fighting the good fight. The critics and naysayers will never know victory nor defeat. But those in the arena will...