In the course of my life I've been an employee and I've been an employer. I have made mistakes as both. As a pastor and priest, I've watched literally thousands of people over the years that fit into one or the other of those roles. But one of the curiosities of that observation has been that many employers have a great deal of difficulty keeping top-notch employees. Many of them make a point of finding, recruiting, hiring, and training the best and are later disappointed and even bitter that those top performers have left them.

Fun at the lake plenty of rock skipping, rope swings, and cat tails
By Rick Ryckeley
Fayette County Fire & Emergency Services

Last week I went to my favorite restaurant for lunch. I sat down at my usual table, the in the front next to the large picture window and placed my order. While waiting for the food to come, I looked out the window at the children playing in the park across the street. Three boys about seven or eight years old were playing tag, wrestling with each other and playing in the dirt.

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