I’ve been on several mission trips with my church or related to my work. My wife has been able to accompany me on some trips. I’ve had the opportunity to travel to other countries and experience different cultures while helping to implement life-changing practices. Being able to use the skills and abilities God gives you [...]
Read more →With four kids in our one family, as a dad I often felt like I was being pulled in four different directions at the same time. The kids are older now and three of them are on their own, but back when they were little, managing this even slightly well seemed almost impossible, like trying [...]
Read more →1. Write a hand-written letter to someone 2. Go for a long walk 3. Drink more water 4. Make an effort to chat someone up in public 5. Read a new book 6. Write in a journal 7. Talk about your emotional baggage with a counselor 8. Start a blog or a website 9. Take [...]
Read more →Did you ever wonder why there is fuzz on peaches? I grew up near peach orchards so it’s very normal for me to talk and write about peach fuzz. Just like humans have hair on their bodies to protect their skin, peaches have fuzz on them to protect them from sunburn and potential water loss, [...]
Read more →Every year the Westminster Kennel Club holds its annual dog show in an effort to crown somebody’s pet as top dog. This time-honored tradition has been going on since 1907 when the first pooch was awarded the coveted trophy. This year the honor went to a Scottish Deerhound named Hickory. There were several other prizes [...]
Read more →Someone once shared with me that the word stressed is desserts spelled backwards. But I don’t think anyone finds anything sweet about stress. In fact, more often, stress leaves a sour taste in your mouth. The more people I talk to the more I understand that we live in a world of stress. We [...]
Read more →It’s very common and almost natural in relationships to verbalize complaints. We make one when they feel right, when we’re upset, or when we just have to get something off our chest. We often make complaints in our marriage with the intention of letting our spouse know how we’re feeling about something, yet most complaints [...]
Read more →A doctor might describe the anatomy of the heart as a hollow, pump-like organ of blood circulation, made up of mainly smooth muscle and consisting of four chambers. Although that is important to know if you are having physical problems related to your heart, it is not the same definition a person would use concerning [...]
Read more →When I was growing up as a boy in the South, there was a cemetery on a little hill beside the country church my family attended. It was an old cemetery, with sunken squares of grass and crooked headstones popping out of the ground, creating a scene you’d expect to find in a Frontier novel [...]
Read more →Pam and Jason* have been struggling for a long time in their marriage for a variety of reasons. They spent hours and hours in counseling trying to figure out a way to make it work. Recently they decided they were no longer going to make the effort and that it was time to move [...]
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