Lynn sold her business. She had to. Her husband? Lung cancer, early retirement, no more insurance. So she needed a real job with real benefits. It’s not that she didn’t have a real job. She taught dance. For fifteen years she ran Lynn’s Academie of Dance. But that’s not enough of a real job to […]
The work of their hands
They were giving us furniture. For our church. Beautiful furniture. The kind of furniture you find in hospitals or coffee stores or waiting areas in malls. It wasn’t because we are a church, really, but because five days out of seven they use part of our parking lot. And they have meetings in our building […]
As much as they do
The advertising is already starting. It’s Olympics time. During the next two months we’ll get tired of all the advertising. Everyone will be doing an athletics theme, a rings theme, a Chinese theme, a five-interlocking coffee stains theme. I know that sounds a little cynical, but I don’t mean it that way. In fact, all […]
More than just another small business
Just (adverb): merely, only.Usage: a way to acknowledge insignificance.Example: I’m just a small business owner. I’ve just got one employee. It’s just a small town. We all use it. We use it all the time. We are in the middle of a conference, listening to the speaker, hearing great wisdom and success. We think, “But […]
