My daughter recently auditioned for a part in a local youth musical theater production. These productions bring out a lot of talented kids and the casts are large. Most students end up in the ensemble. Key roles and small solos are few and far … [Read more]
Letting the Good In and the Bad Out
Photo by Sam Rupsa on UnsplashI'm in the middle of a short reading plan in YouVersion. The plan is based on the classic Christian living book Boundaries. The big idea: We all have a particular plot of emotional, mental, physical land that we have … [Read more]
Taking Time Out of Your ‘Me’ Time
I'm a huge advocate of self-care. I believe we, as parents or caregivers of any sort - whether we're leaders in a corporate or community context or a stay-at-home mom, dad, or primary caregiver for an elderly parent - have a duty to take care of … [Read more]
Leading Myself
The older my kids get, the more useless my words become. If I give them advice or tell them to do something, they might listen and obey. But if I'm not following my own marching orders, how long will they do so? That's why it's important for me … [Read more]
Being Empathetic, Not Expedient
Something hit me this morning as I thought more about communication and the small decisions we make around our conversations everyday. I was thinking about how various conversations went with my children and wife the previous day. My side of the … [Read more]
The Most Difficult Decisions We Face Everyday
Recently, one of my children asked me a simple question. I'm not sure if I want to share the situation here because it will make me look bad and petty. The situation... I was working on getting ready for bed, satisfying the needs of the child … [Read more]
