As a father of four, there is nothing I wouldn’t do for my kids. As much as they are similar in their looks and last name, they are all unique and different in so many ways. And of course I like to take credit for their good qualities, and blame the areas that need improvement on my wife – as …
WF Pride: Willingness and Desire to Sacrifice and Serve
WF Pride Willingness and Desire to Sacrifice and Serve Chad Cottingham “If you ain’t first, you’re last,” shouted Will Ferrell as the character, Ricky Bobby, in the movie Talladega Nights. His daddy told him that as a child right before he sped off high and drunk from Ricky’s school. He based his whole life on the words his dad left him. …
WF Pride: Willingness and Desire to Sacrifice and Serve
WF Pride Willingness and Desire to Sacrifice and Serve Chad Cottingham The alarm sounds and the farmer swings his legs out of bed and onto the floor. He rubs his weary eyes and rolls out of bed, sore and tired from the previous day’s work. The 3 hours of sleep he just got was not sufficient, but yet somehow enough. It’s …
WF Pride: Willingness and Desire to Sacrifice and Serve
WF Pride Willingness and Desire to Sacrifice and Serve Chad Cottingham In the summer of 1991, a small group of people took a ‘mission’ trip to the former Soviet Union. Now if you know anything about the ‘Cold War’ and the Soviet Union, you would know that mission trips, churches, and bibles were strictly outlawed and prohibited. The Soviet policy, under …
WF Pride: Willingness and Desire to Sacrifice and Serve
WF Pride Willingness and Desire to Sacrifice and Serve Chad Cottingham Our feet take us everywhere and allow us the opportunity to see the world. Things such walking the beach, running a marathon, climbing a mountain, participating in athletics, chasing our dog in the yard, playing with our kids, driving a car, riding a bike, etc… Yet how often do we …
WF Pride: Willingness and Desire to Sacrifice and Serve
WF Pride WF Pride: Willingness and Desire to Sacrifice and Serve Chad Cottingham I don’t know about your kids, but mine are not very eager or willing when it comes to doing simple chores or work around the house. It seems like Kristen and I have to threaten taking away their phones, or just get angry and raise our voices to …
WF Pride: Willingness and Desire to Sacrifice and Serve
WF Pride Willingness and Desire to Sacrifice and Serve Chad Cottingham Ever since I was a kid, I’ve always admired and respected policemen and firemen. Their willingness to put themselves in harm’s way on a daily basis takes a special kind of courage and determination. Never has this been more evident than on September 11, 2001 – the day of the …
WF Pride: Willingness and Desire to Sacrifice and Serve
WF Pride Willingness and Desire to Sacrifice and Serve Chad Cottingham A guide dog’s life is one of service. And a boxer trained as a seeing-eye dog, belonging to an Atlanta man, committed the ultimate act of service by laying down his life for his family. The dog, named Simon, helped lead legally blind Dave Furukawa for four years, but died …
WF Pride: Willingness and Desire to Sacrifice and Serve
WF Pride Willingness and Desire to Sacrifice and Serve Chad Cottingham While visiting some of the farms last week, I had the chance to meet a wonder lady. She was a wife and mother of one of our employees. Her dedication to her husband and children shown bright. She sacrificed herself to serve her husband and children in any way she …
WF Pride: Willingness and Desire to Sacrifice and Serve
WF Pride Willingness and Desire to Sacrifice and Serve Chad Cottingham Dick Hoyt completed his 32nd Boston Marathon in April of 2014. Pretty impressive for a man 74 years old. Even more impressive is that he has been pushing his son, Rick, age 53, in a specialized wheel-chair in all of them. Rick Hoyt was diagnosed with cerebral palsy at birth …