Life is too short to not take risks, our careers are too uncertain to play it safe, our marriages are too important to stay in ruts, and our kids have too much potential to stifle their dreams.
Read MoreHome is our genesis and benchmark. We spend our energy trying to erase or enhance what happened there.
Read MoreTell them what they are, not what they're not. Tell them what they can do, not what the cannot.
Read MoreThe lowest valleys are connected to the highest peaks. Are you enjoying the summer? It will be winter. Are you shivering in the middle of winter? Stay the course—it will be summer.
Read More"Likes" is the new wonder drug and we're all addicted. This is why we keep going back to our social media apps and checking post engagement.
Read MoreWill I happily live my life or will I always live envious of the never ending line of people that seem to have it better?
Read MoreWe wrongly think that two people standing on a marriage altar who love each other (and we might even describe them as "soul mates") is reason enough for them to get married and will be sufficient to build a strong marriage and family.
Read MoreSomewhere between the meal preps, the frustration of not being able to see the floor through the layer of toys, and the constant nagging for the boys to stop aggravating each other, I tired out.
Read MoreWhen you are with family, be with them. People know when we are physically present but mentally checked-out.
Read MoreOur attitude towards and hours spent doing our hobbies is greatly influenced by our satisfaction in our work.
Read MoreIf Satan can keep our stomachs aching with hunger and our eyes focused only on the immediate winter that confronts us, we will act like animals.
Read MoreHe turned the corner at the bottom of the stairs and looked over as if he knew I would be sitting right there. In that moment, I was so thankful!
Read MoreOn Sunday, when we got home after the retreat, I caught Jacob in a snowballing lie.
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