Let's face it. 2020 has been a WILD ride. And it ain't over yet! Covid-19. Job loss. Social distancing. Economic hardship. Masking up. Harsh racial realities. Political strife. Layers and layers of social tension. Layers and layers

Feeling weary as you make it through one day at a time of this coronavirus/COVID-19/SARS-CoV-2 season of "sheltering at home" and "maintaining social distancing?" Yeah. I'll bet you are. It isn't just you. This post is not

This is a picture of me in my ultimate "happy place" - at the bank of the Snake River just at the edge of Grand Teton National Park in Wyoming. If I could choose anywhere in the

Encouragement. It can be given and received in so many ways: A smile. A thoughtful text. Thanking a restaurant server or store clerk by name. Giving a hug. Cheering for someone during their performance. Sending a card

I'm firing up the blog rhythm today with a series about the tremendous freeing value of lightening your load. We will look at four different ways we can unnecessarily weigh ourselves down in life, how we can

As we get ready to start another school year with our families, I want to share a personal and professional encouragement with you on something that can really revolutionize your family life: exercising regularly with your teen.

If you have been following this series, I hope you now have a clear picture of some of the essential tools you can share with your kids and teens to help them live as well as possible

Let's be realistic. Not every hard thing you or your kids will face in life is of giant proportion. It's not always little David with his five little stones and his faith in God running out to

As we continue this parenting series on how to help our teens prevent addiction in their lives, we move from the importance of living honestly to the power of working for long-term rewards. This gets to what

We begin this series of how parents can empower our kids against the destructive pathways of addiction by looking at the freeing power of living with a pattern of honesty and integrity. When I use the term,