[ submitting to leadership ]

   "Ugh, no don't make me do this."

   Pleading with God doesn't usually end up in your favor. In the end, I always have to give in because I know, deep down somewhere, that He's always right.

   .. plus there's no way to avoid it when the realization that "Hey! You were wrong all along" smacks you in the face.

   Let's go back some weeks to Kona.

   Everything was "happy clappy", and our team was getting along fairly well. There were some leadership adjustments and shifts, which created some rocky points -- but overall, everything seemed well.

   Great. Swell.