Have you ever had a dream where you’re in front of a large audience and you don’t know what you’re supposed to do? Maybe you’re standing near a piano facing bright lights with a blank stare. It’s really more of a nightmare, isn’t it? You’re expected to perform,...
Mufasa, Simba’s deceased father, appeared to him in a vision: “Simba, you have forgotten me. You have forgotten who you are, and so have forgotten me. Look inside yourself, Simba. You are more than what you have become.” Simba: “How can I go back? I’m not who I...
“It’s a Forster’s Tern!” I thought excitedly. I put down the Stokes Field Guide to Birds and reflected on my discovery. You would have thought I had personally discovered the Mississippi River or found a vein of gold. You see, I am an amateur birder, a novice...
In Colorado we often have a beautiful, white Christmas with 30+ inches of snow that shroud the season with a hushed aura, slowing life way down. Years ago, our very active teenage boys had to stay home from school, watching movies and playing games. It was a...
Did you know that 95% of the things we worry about never happen… which just goes to prove worrying works!!! OK, that’s not the real message behind this statistic, but some of us devote so much time to worry – you’d think worrying itself has magical powers....
Orr would be crazy to fly more missions and sane if he didn’t, but if he was sane he had to fly them. If he flew them he was crazy and didn’t have to; but if he didn’t want to he was sane and had to. Yossarian was moved very deeply by the absolute simplicity of...
“We’re stuck in the same old rut, but my spouse isn’t interested in reading a book, going to counseling, or working on our marriage. It’s so hopeless! How can I help my marriage when my spouse won’t budge?” Many therapists don’t offer marriage counseling to...
“Safe?” said Mr. Beaver. “Don’t you hear what Mrs. Beaver tells you? Who said anything about safe? ‘Course he isn’t safe. But he’s good. He’s the King, I tell you.” I love this line from C.S. Lewis’ The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe. Mr. and Mrs. Beaver...
The story is told of a creature who wakes up as the sun splashes his face. Life surges through his veins with the possibilities of the day: the breeze teasing him with fleeting fragrances, the colors dancing with abandon, hearing the sounds of birds unseen and...
“Service Engine Soon.” That’s what the little yellow light on my dashboard says. I don’t know what it means, other than the possibility of paying hundreds (or thousands) of dollars to correct a problem that I can’t see, and probably won’t understand! How do I...
Do something different, if you are in a rut.
Change something that seems insignificant, but truly isn’t.
Be intentional about building a successful marriage.
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