Life is full of choices. Make good ones!
It boils down to this: Read. Write. Review. Read more. Yes, reading will help you write better. As you read the works of others, you will become aware of various writing styles. You’ll also learn new words and how authors make words work together in a sentence or paragraph. Most-likely, you’ll see that [...]
New Year. New Beginning. New Opportunities. It’s that time again. New choices to be made. Where are you in all the resolution-making, goal-setting, scratching-your-head-looking-for-something-new-and-better process? Each year, Chris Brogan asks his community of followers to choose three words that will be the focus of the new year. My three words for 2013 are: Live. Laugh. [...]
Max Lucado is one of my very favorite authors. I’ve been reading his books for more than twenty years now. His writing style is wonderfully ‘conversational’. I find it tough to put down one of his books once I’ve started to read it. Seriously. They are that good. We all deal with fear [...]
I am constantly amazed at the power of God and how he intercedes with me at just the right time — for all the right reasons. I love my roles of husband and father. I wouldn’t trade them for ANYTHING. But here’s the thing. I’m soon-to-be fifty-one years old. I want to do so [...]
Today is the first day of school for my boys. Matt, a seventh-grader, is very excited about going to middle school. I took him to orientation last week and he has it all figured out: class schedule, locker combination, lunch time, the whole deal. Nate, who is a high school senior this year, is not [...]
Given the fact that the world is constantly moving and changing, it makes sense to wonder if we are too. If you were an automobile, what gear would you consider yourself in: “Drive”? “Neutral”? “Reverse” ? Are you taking advantage of opportunities to move forward – in the right direction? It’s been said that [...]
It’s so easy to get swallowed up by our projects. So much so that we almost forget that we have a family. I feel like I’m there. And I hate the feeling. I really, really, hate it. Yesterday afternoon was a bottom-of-the-barrel parenting experience for me. I’m not even going to tell you about. Just [...]
Have you ever found yourself thinking or saying, “I’ll be happy when… …I get a new job.” …I get rid of this crummy car.” …my kids learn how to do their own laundry.” …I lose twenty pounds.” Or perhaps it’s, “I’ll be happy if… …I get the raise I deserve.” …I can buy that new [...]
Please excuse my absence for the past several days. My uncle, who is like a second father to me, and a grandfather to my boys, was hospitalized on July 5th with some serious complications. While I won’t go into details, I will tell you that he was close to death’s door a couple of time. [...]
Every so often, life throws us a curve. Sometimes we can duck out of the way and miss getting hurt. Other times, we’re not so lucky. For whatever reason, we are in the cross-hairs. Sometimes it’s the loss of a loved one, sometimes it’s a terminal illness. No matter what, we’re in it for the [...]
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