On this Father’s Day, I’m pouring my heart out to my daughters in a message about the past, unfair forks in the road, and my deepest wishes for their futures.
Father’s Day Reflection and Legacy Letter to My Beautiful Baby Girls
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Parenting
Hey God! Dave Mustaine Made the Soundtrack to My Midlife Meltdown
The greatest dream of my life has been the family I was blessed to build. But lately, as the sharpness of youth dulls and my children use the very wings I fought to give them, I find myself in a painful new season. In the quiet insecurity of a changing life, an unexpected heavy metal anthem has become my ultimate prayer.
The Coming New Digital Hell
Many technophobes experience a personal digital hell on a daily basis. But, fast forward 100 years to a fully digitized society. Physical newspapers and magazines have ceased to exist. Books are all nestled within the Applazon Cloud by monopolizing the rights when the...
The Lasting Impact of Having Role Models and Being One to Others
Role models are important. What's also important to note, is that you are often a role model to others without realizing it. Think about the magnitude of that; every action and reaction you have is being observed. In addition to being watched by someone else, the...
Authentic Love – Reckless? Inefficient? Messy? It’s Simply Love.
What does authentic love look like? It's a question I’m often pondering. Never really landed on an answer, until now. You know it when I see it. Every now and then, God sends a perfect illustration. It's sometimes like the missing puzzle piece that’s key to the whole...
Moodiness and Bad Moods… and Why They’re Stupid!
Bad moods are inevitable. Some of us find our way into them more often than others, but it happens to us all. It may be caused by how we are feeling, events that happen, as a response to stress, or just because. Heck, I have been so moody, it seems like I am sometimes...
Self-Rediscovery: A Review of Take Off Your Shoes by Ben Feder
I think we all need to sometimes spend time doing self-rediscovery. That’s one thing that really compelled me to read Take Off Your Shoes: One Man's Journey from the Boardroom to Bali and Back by Ben Feder when given the opportunity to review it. My initial reaction...
Our Family Honor May Already Be at Stake – so Don’t Be Chicken
In the beginning, family honor is a mere afterthought to Marty McFly, the main character of hit movie trilogy, Back to the Future. Personal honor, on the other hand, is obviously important to Marty. Whenever he is called “chicken” or it’s even suggested, he refuses to...
Your Powerful Words and the Way They Impact Others
Whether you realize it or not, your words are powerful words. And the power of those words have the potential to hinder or nurture your inner self and others. Truth be told, we probably don’t think enough about that. I know that was made clear to me, at least, as I...