• Scoutmastership

    I came across a great post today on another blog I read on scouting: The Scoutmaster Minute (http://thescoutmasterminute.net) which had a list of the 10 Essentials of Scoutmastership, written by “Green Bar Bill” Hillcourt, one of scoutings greatest stewards. It’s the first time I had ever read them, and it ...

Big Jack is Golden

Happy 13th Birthday Jack!  It’s your Golden. Ok – first off, son – the “golden” thing is something that your mother has taught me, I never knew anything about birthdays, astrology  or the like before I met her. You were our first – everything with you is always a new experience.  You were not the [...]

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Impatient Nation

The Waiting is the Hardest part… Through all the activity of the past week, I learned some new things, and was reminded of others.  Mainly, I recognize how impatient all of us are (myself included) for details and resolutions. Most of us remember when the Space Shuttle Columbia broke apart upon re-entering the earth’s atmosphere [...]

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Do You Love Scouting ENOUGH?

Listening and watching parents and scouters debate whether or not to be inclusive of the LGBT community has been a real education for me.  It’s been educational from the standpoint of getting to know more about the others I serve with, their thought processes and how strongly held their convictions are.  It’s amazing to uncover [...]

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