Rick Beeman

I feel now that I’ve left the middle east that there really is nothing exotic going on in my life.   Yet, I am so content.   That is a great thing.   I just can’t convey it enough, that I really never thought I’d see any happiness again.   For someone as so Happy-go-lucky as I was that was a startling reality for me.   But not only did I make it through the rain (like Barry Manilow) I am happier, and more content than I’ve ever been.   I simply don’t worry about anything (most of the time).   I think that is why I like to talk about my struggles and victories so much on this blog.   Maybe if some of you readers are going through a similar circumstance you can look at my life and somehow become inspired by it.   The key really is Christ.   If you have Christ in your corner, is really like a no-lose insurance policy.   That is if you are living your life right.   If not, all bets are off.   Whenever we veer off-track, and...

What a tale of two halves. I started out very overwhelmed at work. I have so much to do, and so very little time to do it in. I thank God that we were able to make payroll this month. That gives us another month to scrounge up money. I think we’ll make it, but this is all part of what God spoke into my heart. I know He will make a way. I need to be out there making money, but instead, I find myself trying to finish off three projects at the same time, plus run a company. It’s a challenge. So I was in a really bad mood this afternoon. I was not snapping at people, but I was expressing my displeasure and disappointment in them. Now I was kind of gentle…but when you compare that with my normal jovial, encouraging self, its like a different creature overtook my body. I did apologize to the staff if I constructively criticized them a little too harshly. They took it well. The thing that set me off was my deal for the Funniest Person in Bahrain. I saw the deal proposal and it ...