Family Life
A look back at this blog in 2015
As 2015 draws to a close, I thought it would be fun to look back at this blog and see what we did together over the year. What did you read? (The correct answer to that question is “The Key to Everything”.) The most read blog piece of 2015 wasn’t written in 2015. Sarah Keller’s…
Read MoreGetting Gas in the Rain
So I had to fill up my gas tank in the pouring rain the other day. I shouldn’t have had too. I had three other chances to do it in when the sun was shining. In fact, I actually thought about doing it. But I didn’t… I didn’t do it because I was apparently… lazy…
Read MoreSomething Kind of Quirky and Cool that I Realized I do All the Time
I’m not sure how it started or where it began. The best I can remember is hearing or reading a few different things that when fragmented together have created a practice that I do all the time now that I’m often not even cognizant of it. 1. I pray for and bless people all…
Read MoreAlive or Healthy?
There’s a big difference between “Alive” and “Healthy.” We all know this intuitively, but its so often easy for us leaders to forget. Something can be Alive and not be Healthy. But anything that is healthy is most definitely alive! Here’s what I know… Every leader wants Healthy way more than we want merely…
Read MoreThe Official "Top 10" List of Books to Read in 2014 Part 4
So today, I conclude my 1st Annual “Top 10” (really 16) books that are must reads in 7 different categories. I’ll just get right to it. As always, the titles are links to Amazon to download or purchase immediately. In the Marriage Category, read: Beyond Ordinary by Justin and Trisha Davis Justin and…
Read MoreMy "Heart Inventory" Questions
This past weekend at Next Level Church, I shared how Christmas is the perfect time of year to do a bit of a “Heart Inventory” on ourselves. Here are several questions that I have used over the past couple of years that have been amazingly helpful to unlock the present state of my heart. So,…
Read More3 Simple Things (series) If you are a Single Parent
If you are a single parent: 3 Simple things… 1. You’re doing a way better job than you think you are. 2. Your kids really do appreciate how hard you work, they just don’t know to tell you. 3. You are the heroes and backbones of a generation of kids. Never forget, we love you…
Read More3 Simple Things (series) If you are a Husband
If you are a husband: 3 Simple Things… 1. You probably aren’t touching your wife in a “non-sexual” way enough. (If you don’t know what that is, that’s your problem.) 2. She needs you to show her that you love her, at least as much as you love your remote control and the couch. 3.…
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