Cowboys or Seahawks. Red states or blue states. Chocolate or Vanilla. Cats or dogs. Toilet paper over the roll or under. ProLife or ProChoice. Fries or onion rings. God or no God. Chili with beans or without. Creation or Evolution or Both or Neither. Glass half full or half empty. As long as there are … Continue reading How To Disagree Without Being (Too) Disagreeable
Prom. Graduation: High School. College. Kindergarten. 1st “real” job. Weddings. Engagements. First House. Empty Nesting. New Babies. The Milestone Months of May and June are filled with important life event Moments in the lives of our kids. These events are enormously important in a family, because when one family member reaches a milestone, the rest … Continue reading Milestone Moments
Welcome to Peripheral Wisdom! Why "Peripheral Wisdom"? A lot of truth is found around the edges of conventional wisdom, just beyond "what everybody thinks". Sometimes the nuggets found around the fringes aren't especially tidy or pretty, but they are important, and often fascinating. You have to be intentional in looking for that peripheral wisdom, which … Continue reading Peripheral Wisdom
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You’ve Got to Know Your “WHY” to do your “WHAT”. Welcome to 2018! I’m moving a tad bit slowly this morning after having a busy day and late night last night. You might be feeling the same way. So, here we are, Day 1 of this brand new New Year! How are you this morning? … Continue reading What’s Your WHY? (January 1, 2018)
This may come as a shock to many of you, but the guy who first said, “It takes 21 Days to form a new habit” didn’t really say that. Not exactly, anyway. I’ll share some thoughts on what it takes to form a new habit in a sec. But first, as Paul Harvey would say, … Continue reading 21 DAYS
WHAT IF when we come together as a church, we put all the other messy, icky “stuff” aside and just focused on our two main reasons for being there: 1. Worshiping God 2. Encouraging each other WHAT IF WE… … put our focus on edifying God the entire time, through our attitudes and actions? … … Continue reading WHAT IF…
Edited in May 2021 to add: I've lost both a mother (over 20 years ago now) and a pregnancy (my first pregnancy). Painful moments that create a deep ache and hole in my heart. I've also known the joy of giving birth to 2 wonderful daughters, both of whom are now grown women with … Continue reading It’s OK to Have a Happy Mothers’ Day
Fear can paralyze you. Coming home from the YMCA last evening, after a much needed workout, I heard something on the radio that really made me think. The station was running an advertisement for some seminar or speaking engagement or book signing or something, and the ad guy made a statement that kind of shocked me. … Continue reading The Importance of Facing Your Fears
THREE (4) THINGS ABOUT… PATIENCE Earlier today, a friend of mine was telling me about the preparations she was making for some upcoming daycare evaluations by the state licensing board. The conversation was going along pretty much as you’d expect. But then she started talking about coloring. And soup. She was concerned about the … Continue reading Three (4) Things About… PATIENCE
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