I totally get it. You’re frustrated. And rightfully so. The man you said your “I do’s” to doesn’t seem to be maturing into the man you pictured growing old with. As life brings your marriage through the crucible of time, the person with whom you share a bed and a…

If You Apply The “2-Minute” Rule To Your Creative Life — “The point is to master the habit of showing up.” -James Clear I have often looked around at some of the writers and creators around me and thought, “If that person has the ability to spew out thousands of words at a time, publish an article every day, and be…

3 Strategies For Bringing Peace To Your Sphere Of Influence — “We realize that by trying to build a bridge between two sides, it means we might get walked on from both ends.” — Toby Slough What team are you on? This is what the world wants to know right now. You may have already abandoned social media. You may have…

Is there anything else I should know? — “When the people of Israel saw it, they said to one another, “What is it?” For they did not know what it was. And Moses said to them, “It is the bread that the Lord has given you to eat.” (Exodus 16:15, HCSB) I have a friend who is an…

You need a “big girl bed” — “Chains of habit are too light to be felt until they are too heavy to be broken.” -Warren Buffett Have you ever tried dropping a bad habit? Those morning donuts in the conference room every day? That McDonald’s dollar menu combination you keep binging on at lunch? The Instagram feed…

The Best Things In Life Come To Us Slowly — “Becoming Christlike is a lifetime pursuit and very often involves growth and change that is slow, almost imperceptible.” -Ezra Taft Benson Does it feel like we should be halfway through the year already? It’s almost as though we went away for Spring Break and woke up on the eve of…

The Most Important Lessons In Life Are Caught — Not Taught — “I wouldn’t want to bring a kid into this crazy world right now.” — Miranda Lambert You have been forced to take a pay cut. You have been furloughed from your job — or you have lost it altogether. Perhaps your loved ones are sick. Those right wingers are ignoring…

It’s Ok To Not Know What You Don’t Know — But It’s Not OK To Stay That Way — I don’t usually write essays like this. I had planned on publishing a different article this week — something in the vein of “How to organize your learning life.” My writing space is typically reserved for things like that — ways to live more purposefully and intentionally. How to find…

These 7 Maneuvers Will Help You Avoid Them — “We are, all of us, utterly committed and deeply devoted to our “style”, our “way”, our “approach to life.” We have absolutely no intention of giving it up. Not even for love. So God creates an environment where we have to. It’s called marriage.” -John Eldredge I officiated my first…