“If you think you are going to hit a home run with every pitch, you are mistaken.” I woke up discouraged this morning. I had time to write, and my mind was full of ideas, but when I sat down to actually create.......nothing. The tank was empty. No flow, no fruit. Some of my frustration... Continue Reading →
5 Holiday Tips
Pick up a physical Bible and read one scripture a day. The rustling of the pages between your fingers will warm your soul and nourish your heart. Write a handwritten note to somebody with words of sincere encouragement. The act of writing something and delivering it is one of the most powerful ways to impact... Continue Reading →
Own Your Cup: Living Full in a Draining World
It was a blissful morning—8:30 a.m., a cool breeze gently stirred the air, the skies a cerulean blue, and a wisp of whimsy danced on the wind. Through my car’s speakers, the Word of God was being read aloud, and every syllable filled my soul like living water. As the reading ended, I followed with... Continue Reading →
Base camp
"If base camp isn't good, the climb suffers." My family and I just finished moving. Even though it was only across town I believe I aged 10 years. Things were completely out of control, boxes were everywhere and we had a deadline. The more we would pack the more it seemed we needed to pack.... Continue Reading →
Defeating the Lizard Brain
Defeating the Lizard Brain I get scared every time I write a blog. Putting a piece of yourself out for the world to see is both exhilarating and exhausting. Hiding always feels safer. But we are like this, you and I—we have what scientists call the Lizard Brain. The Lizard Brain is the primitive part... Continue Reading →
Where am I?
"There are three things extremely hard: steel, a diamond, and to know one's self." Benjamin Franklin If I had one wish I would wish for a map telling me exactly where I am in my life right now. Why this wish? Because if I know where I am I can chart where to go next.... Continue Reading →
No more dumpster diving for dates!
So, you've gone on several dates and ended up all stinky. What’s going on here? Are you picking the wrong people? Are there even good people worth picking? Do you need the latest dating app or best-selling dating book? Maybe. But chances are there’s something deeper going on here... Maybe you're dumpster diving for dates.... Continue Reading →
3 Coins
Every day, at midnight, we are each given three imaginary coins.They cannot be saved. They cannot be carried over to tomorrow.They can only be spent in the day we are in. We have complete freedom to decide where those coins go.Some will spend all three in one place—on work, parenting, or a single passion.Others will... Continue Reading →
Friendship
Like gold to the goldsmith, fresh water to the dry mouth, steady wind to the sail, this is what genuine friendship is like. Friends fill up and build up. Friends see what you can't and share the possibility. Friends laugh with you and are for you. Friends seek to understand your inside world. Do you... Continue Reading →
Flow
~A state of full immersion Here I sit Lord wanting to write and create yet realizing that it takes a minute to heat up the engine. Like a good diesel once she is cranked and warm it can take you thousands of miles into adventure, lands unseen, solutions to life's problems you name it. A... Continue Reading →