Have you ever been disappointed? Recently we had a major hail storm hit our area. It damaged our roof, flattened our garden, and destroyed most of our crops. Local farmers said it’s the largest and most damaging late-season hail storm they have ever seen. What a year to start farming. To see all my hard […]
2 Essential Ingredients for a Better Marriage
Have you ever experienced the marital crazy cycle? Just the other day as we were driving home from church—yes church—my wife made a comment that sounded like criticism to me. I responded by asking her not to criticize. She quickly said it wasn’t criticism, just an observation. I shot back that it sounded like criticism to […]
Why a Fixed Mindset is Ruining Your Day (Maybe Your Life)
How do you view yourself? Is this a trick question? With a mirror of course. Well, sometimes I use my phone’s selfie camera. Sometimes I use both the mirror and my phone to see the back of my head. Ever do that? Works in a pinch when you don’t have two mirrors. You’re welcome. Let me […]
How to Know You Have Lost Sight of What’s Most Important
Have you ever tried to do one more thing before you had to be somewhere? What happened? You were late, right? But for some reason we don’t think this is a big deal. For some reason we think we can do it all. For some reason we are blind to the trade offs. I can’t […]
5 Reasons We Play the Blame Game and How to Stop
It’s so easy to play the blame game. We don’t want to be the problem. Spill coffee at work and we blame the manufacture of the cup. Break a plate at home and we blame our spouse or kids for distracting us. Trip over a crack in the sidewalk and we blame the city for […]
How Vulnerability Helps Us Embrace Redemption (What Story? Part 3)
Would you consider yourself vulnerable? Not me! If I’m honest, I hate being vulnerable. Wait.. was that vulnerability?! Then I take it back. Here’s how I would define vulnerability. Opening myself to the possibility of love or rejection. It’s about taking risks to be deeply known and being okay with the response. I tend to […]