Archive - Moving Up Mondays

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Jun 15 • Bob McKinnon

Recently I was watching a pivotal scene from the show Shrinking. A seventeen year old girl was confronting the man who had killed her mother in a drunk…

Jun 8 • Bob McKinnon

What do Pope Leo XIV, the movie Sheep Detectives and a 15 year-old boy in Vermont who started Luke’s Military Museum in a trailer have in common?

Jun 1 • Bob McKinnon

May 2026

This Memorial Day as we flock to parades to rightly honor our veteran’s sacrifice, perhaps it is also worth pausing to consider the costs of war - not…

May 25 • Bob McKinnon

The other day while walking my dog, Scout, I stopped to pick a dandelion.

May 18 • Bob McKinnon

Yesterday was Mother’s Day.

May 11 • Bob McKinnon

Last Wednesday night, sitting in the dugout waiting for our softball game to begin, the umpire yelled towards us - presumably continuing a conversation…

May 4 • Bob McKinnon

April 2026

Last week, I had the honor to sit and watch students stand up in front of a room full of adults and move us through the power of their words and…

Apr 27 • Bob McKinnon

Easy is a word that we throw around maybe a little too often.

Apr 20 • Bob McKinnon

“It will be a fun day if we let it.” These were the words of wisdom I overheard a young mom share with her two toddlers during our recent trip to Disney…

Apr 13 • Bob McKinnon

Breaks come in all shapes and sizes.

Apr 6 • Bob McKinnon

March 2026

Within twenty-four hours, each of my daughters took a small action that left me filled with pride.

Mar 30 • Bob McKinnon