Facing the Hard Things This image is one of my all-time favorites. For so many reasons! Several years ago, my wife and son and I got to go on a dream vacation with our best friends to

I’ll just go ahead and admit that I don’t understand much of what moves and breathes and hums underneath the hood of my car. And I definitely don’t do my own oil changes and tuneups. But, fellas,

After wanting to do this for a long time, my wife and I were finally able to get new counter tops in our bathrooms this week.  To save some money, I decided to tackle the chore of

The once strong, commanding king now sits in bewilderment.  The faces of family and friends around him are deeply familiar, yet he can't quite place them.  He feels as though he has just been roused from a

(This image was so gloriously cheesy that I simply couldn't resist using it!)   Thanks to a generous Christmas gift, my wife and I are now moving forward with some home improvements that we have been hoping

These images represent joy.  They are snapshots of diligence and reward.  But most importantly, they are pictures of faith in action! Yesterday, I took Shep on a fishing "trip" to the local YMCA catch and release pond,

This poem from Rudyard Kipling came to mind today, so I thought I would pass it on: “If” (Rudyard Kipling) If you can keep your head when all about you Are losing theirs and blaming it on

I have been blessed with good friends throughout my entire life, although there has been a natural ebb and flow as to which friends have been closest along the way.  New friends come along.  Some old friends

I saw this video recently at a Men's Fraternity meeting, and found it to be both profoundly hilarious and profoundly true. If you have been having difficulties with the opposite sex, particularly your spouse, buckle up and

And my fourth installment in the "Making the Most of Family Life" series, inspired by "The Screwtape Letters": -                                                My dear young tempters,

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