Author Archives: Steve LaMotte
Peyton Manning Leadership School: Be Prepared
Peyton Manning provided another important lesson of leadership during last night’s 41-17 drubbing of the Oakland Raiders. It is this: Be Prepared. Towards the end of the 3rd Quarter with the Broncos up big, it appears that 2nd string QB … Continue reading
What Peyton Manning Teaches Us About Organizational Culture
Peyton Manning and the Denver Broncos recently took on the San Diego Chargers in Denver. It was a game where Peyton looked sharp, throwing three touchdownds. In the press conference, he pointed out emphatically that the scoreboard operator needed to … Continue reading
Death With Dignity
By now you’ve likely read an article or saw a news story about Brittany Maynard- a 29 year old US woman who has terminal brain cancer. Brittany has made a decision to end her life on November 1st through a … Continue reading
Home For a Week
We’ve been home from China with Malachi for a little over a week now. It has been a lot of fun being a family of five- especially in the comfort of our own home. Malachi has been making so many … Continue reading
Following A Dream
On September 10th of this year I traveled to China with Andrea and Abbie (our 7 year old daughter) to fulfill a dream of providing a home for a child without a family. That child is Malachi, a 15 month … Continue reading
Adoption Update: The Home Stretch
We are at the point where we can see the light at the end of the tunnel and begin to really think about returning home. Andrea completed the paperwork this afternoon for our consulate appointment on Monday. We should receive … Continue reading
The Pot Calling The Kettle Black
I just read this story at USA Today about Anhueser-Busch upset at the National Football League regarding how they have handled cases of domestic violence. USA Today ran a statement by Anhueser-Busch that reads: “We are disappointed and increasingly concerned … Continue reading
Some Random Thoughts While in China
We arrived in the city of Zhengzhou on Monday and it has been raining cats and dogs ever since. Which hasn’t made it real fun getting around the city! We were supposed to visit a few sites today, but they … Continue reading
Adoption Update: It’s Official
Today was the most tiring day of the trip so far (outside of flying from the US to China). Here is a run down of what we did. -go back to the Welfare Center and receive our official adoption certificate. … Continue reading
Adoption Update: GOTCHA!
Today was the day we “got” Malachi! Aside from a little bit of paperwork- he is officially our son! The morning began as we had to exchange money at the bank for some of the fees associated with the adoption … Continue reading
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