It’s been a while, huh? I wanted to drop you all a quick note to let you know that I am alive and well. I have spent copious hours doing many things, including a whole lot of nothing . . . on purpose. Ha! The Bible says, “there is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under the heavens . . .” (Ecclesiastes 3:1). I have enjoyed my season of choosing to offer my presence to those with whom I’m proximate more than I offer my posts to the World Wide Web. I can now Continue Reading
Your Performance
I remember when my oldest daughter was preparing for a piano recital. We finally had a “good practice week.” By “good” I mean I actually did what her instructor has been asking us to do since the beginning: have her practice, not once or twice a week, but EVERY DAY OF THE WEEK, and NOT while her father and I go off and do something else, instead with one of us sitting with her as she practices. We try, but some weeks are better than others. This particular week I was on point. Gabrielle had Continue Reading
Your Best Life
When I consider what I’ve seen on social media, what I’ve heard on television, what I’ve read in books, and what I desire in my own heart, I think it’s safe to conclude that many of us want to live our “best life.” There are hashtags, songs, apparel, and even line dances all celebrating and encouraging people to live life to the fullest. I’m sure we all understand that no one’s life will be perfect. Stuff happens. The abandonment, the loss, the betrayal, the unexpected and unfortunate stuff Continue Reading