Placing Your Marriage Before Your Kids
Question: Are your every waking hours spent running kids to and from school and activities? Is the first uninterrupted conversation between you and your mate when you collapse into bed exhausted each night? Have all of your framed wedding photos now been replaced with...
Communicating With Your Teenager
Years ago I worked with a gentlemen in a manufacturing facility and over his workbench he had a sign that read "Hire A Teenager While They Still Know Everything!" If you've ever raised a teen perhaps you can relate to the comedian Jeff Allen when he says, “I believe...
Surviving Vacation Season
I’ve read many articles about surviving the holidays. I even shared one with you about avoid expectations at the holidays (Read It Here). Yet, it’s not Christmas or Thanksgiving, and still some of you are dreading the upcoming season. What season is that? Vacation...
The Dangers of Comparisons & How to Stop
Albert Einstein shared an insightful metaphor about the nature of comparison. He said, “If you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid.” Wow! What an awful way to live a life – constantly comparing yourself...
The Problem With Self-Esteem
The 1980’s and 1990’s saw the rise of a movement that has impacted today’s culture and educational system – particularly for the generation who grew up during those decades. It was the self-esteem movement and it gained the backing of both lawmakers and business...
The Effect of Fear & How to Cope
You probably don’t spend much time thinking about it, nevertheless you probably spend a significant amount of time dealing with it. It has effects on your thoughts, your feelings, and your desires. What am I talking about? FEAR. It’s the birthplace of...
Fearing Vulnerability?
Recently, a wife posted on Facebook a picture of a new floral dress her husband had bought her. Her love language is gifts and this gesture really resonated with her. In the comments section, some people were happy for her and affirmed the husband’s...
Who Are You?
Who are you? I don’t mean your name, your titles, your job or accomplishments, or even your failures? No, I mean your true identity. Who are you, really? What motivates you - Excites you - Fulfills you - Inspires you, or better yet, what controls you? We all tell...
Who Controls Your Life?
Here's a great little video that points to the subtle ways in which we take control of our lives. Which one of these are your biggest struggle? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yw4ZmCTZv7o
Drawing the Line on Boundaries
How to put some boundaries on our boundaries