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 […]
Live Intentional
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 […]
5 Ways to Let Go (What Story Do You Believe You Are Living In – Part 2)
Have you ever heard the phrase “let go and let God”? If you’ve grown up in church my guess would be yes. But how do we actually do that? And why? My kids love the monkey bars at the park. But they don’t get very far without needing my help. Sometimes I just let them […]
What Story Do You Believe You Are Living In?
The day before we left for a weekend in Kansas City, our sewer backed up. Ugh. Too much Charmin I guess. So throughout the day the toilets get used but not flushed. Sorry for the mental picture. Why didn’t we use a different bathroom? Sometimes it’s an emergency people. Also, we were hoping the problem […]