What to do when your life is disrupted
Disruptions happen all the time. But rarely do they happen to everyone at the same time on the scale they are happening right now. Most disruptions happen to other people; they have a child get sick or they lose their job or their life changes abruptly in some other way. And we feel bad, but then the rest of us go on with our own lives. Because the disruption didn't really effect us. Other [...]
9 ways to be unique in a world of copycats
You want to be a rebel? You want to be unique? You want to stand out from the crowd? Here's a tip: Fighting about politics doesn’t make you special. Thinking what society tells you to think won’t make you stand out. Believing what the world tells you to believe [...]
10 things I want my daughters to know
Dear Daughter, I've taken the time to write down a few things I want you to remember. Sometimes daddies aren't very good at expressing their feelings or knowing the right words to say, so I wrote down a few things I want you to remember. They are for you [...]
12 things I want my son to know
Dear son, There are a few things I want you to remember. Think of them as a cheat sheet for life. When you get lost you can refer back to this list. Most of these observations come from lessons I've had to learn the hard way. Please take my [...]
My greatest achievement
In a recent interview I was asked to name the achievement I am most proud of. I didn’t have to think for very long before I had my answer. I'm not sure my answer was what the interviewer expected. I think there are probably several things the interviewer expected me [...]
The 3 most underrated things Jesus offers
Recently I wrote a post entitled 3 Things Jesus never said and while I thought the post might be popular and maybe a little controversial, I never imagined how much people would respond to it. As a follow-up to that post I would like to share the things I [...]
The 10 laws of delayed gratification
There is a famous study from the 60’s and 70’s called the Stanford Marshmallow Experiment that showed that children who were able to delay gratification tended to have better life outcomes than those who couldn’t. The study offered children one treat immediately or two treats if they waited fifteen [...]