I recently saw the bumper sticker in the shape of a dog paw that says, “Who rescued who?” I read this and thought, “What a ridiculous question.” I understand what they are trying to say and agree that pets are amazing but me being me my brain started thinking about our relationship with God after …
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“Intentionality asks: Is this helping me move toward who I want to be?”John Delony You ever look back and think, “Where did the time go?” Then your next thought is, “What have I accomplished?” You have to be intentional or life will just happen. Intentional in dating your spouse.Intentional in training up your children.Intentional in taking care of …
I recently sat down to look over the results of a time audit I did for my work week. This was eye-opening as I saw how much I overestimate the amount of work I actually do versus how often I get distracted. If I don’t make the time or schedule out specific tasks, I will …
On this episode of DADtalks, Andy Schoepf joins the show to share his story and insights from being a dad. We discuss How this idea that we are not called to be comfortable has: Led him to leave his job of 18 years to step into a field he knew little about Serve the other …
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I am not a fan of Joyce Meyer but this quote is a good one. “Whatever your sin of failure, you need to confess it to God and then let it go. Stop punishing yourself for something that is in the past. Refuse to remember something God has chosen to forget.” I think there has …
“We assumed with perfect faith (and wholly without evidence) that gentler parenting could only produce thriving children. Shouldn’t flowers bloom in powdered sugar? Turns out, they grow best in dirt.” -Abigail Shrier I don’t think I need to persuade you that our youth culture is struggling. Just look at what is happening on numerous college campuses …
“You find what you look for in life.” Zig Ziglar Well, thank you Captain Obvious. Of course, I will eventually find something if I look for it. Might as well say, “You won’t find what you don’t look for…” Ok, maybe I need more context on this quote. In his book, Top Performance, Zig is talking …
I used to say about my dad, “Well, I need to show him grace because as a kid he had a rough life.” I honestly have done that with numerous people in my life. I gave them a “pass” if you will for the hurtful way they treated me. I mean, hurt people hurt people, …
“When we forget our ability to choose, we learn to be helpless.” -Greg McKeown Why do kids meltdown and have tantrums? Why do adults scream and yell? Same reason a cornered animal will attack you. They feel helpless because they see no other choice available. If I am having a rough day or it feels like …
“Consider how hard it is to change yourself and you’ll understand what little chance you have to change someone else.” Jacob Braude “Yeah, but…This time they will listen, I just need to try harder. I need to work on my convincing argument. It will definitely work this time, I just need to yell more…” Wouldn’t …