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September 2018

September 14, 2018
Relationships are hard. And as the epitome of human connectedness, intimacy, and proximity, marriage might...
September 12, 2018
One of the things we long for is consistency of character. We want to be...
September 10, 2018
Pain hurts. It is unpleasant. A digging kind of sorrow. A nagging sort of torture....
September 07, 2018
We humans have an uncanny ability. Somehow, we try to control too much. At the...
September 05, 2018
There are two major motivators lurking in the hearts of mankind: fear and hope. It...
September 04, 2018
Ever noticed how nobody ever says, “I’ve got this sentence stuck in my head!”? There...

August 2018

August 31, 2018
As we journey through the vast terrains of life, a pilot emerges. The thing driving...
August 29, 2018
It’s been a long workweek. You’re tired and in need of some rest. Saturday is quickly approaching....
August 27, 2018
As much as we avoid pain, there are several benefits to turmoil. Although it hurts, there...
August 24, 2018
Every day we look at our reflection in the mirror. We also steal glances into...
August 22, 2018
When painful circumstances strike, we all have the same initial impulse. We’ve got to fix...
August 20, 2018
It happens to all of us. Life is flying by, swirling around us at a...
August 17, 2018
When I was a kid, there was one sound that sent me jumping to my...
August 15, 2018
I’ve been searching for Narnia my whole life. When I was a kid, my parents...
August 13, 2018
We have been trying to get pregnant for the better part of eighteen months. To...
August 10, 2018
With maxims like ‘what’s in it for me’, ‘I’ll scratch your back if you scratch...
August 08, 2018
Any given day, there is a lot swirling inside of us. There are a few...
August 06, 2018
From the time we are very young, we start wrestling with the idea of ownership....
August 03, 2018
As one of the three things we can control, choosing an attitude is a vital part...
August 01, 2018
Relationships are essential to human living. We find (or inherit) people who become close to...

July 2018

July 30, 2018
My nephew, Judah, had a rough morning today. He is in town visiting and he...
July 27, 2018
John Rockefeller, a billionaire in the early 1900’s, was asked, “how much money is enough?”...
July 25, 2018
Routine gets a bad wrap in today’s world. We equate the establishment of habit with...
July 23, 2018
Freedom is an important value for all of us. We were not meant to be...
July 20, 2018
We moved to New York City two years ago. It has been nothing short of...
July 18, 2018
It’s been a challenging week for us. The circumstances seem to be piling up. We...
July 16, 2018
As the trend of marrying later in life continues, more and more young adults are...
July 13, 2018
The rise of the Internet, smart phones, and social media has been well documented. So...
July 11, 2018
While watching a World Cup game recently, I was struck by how often the people in the...
July 09, 2018
We all do it. Nobody really admits to it, except maybe in passing as a...
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