Remember I told you last week this piece of the Internet has my name, but wouldn't belong only to me? Well, I meant it...and today's post is proof. My close friend Christa Sterken wrote out of her own experience with depression and allowed me to share it here. If you struggle with depression, or …
Cha-cha-cha-changes
www.youtube.com/watch?v=4rVJ1wT4GpA I am very excited to let you know that there are some changes coming on my site in the very near future. After 106 posts over about the past year...I think I have finally stumbled into my niche. A lot of my journey has not actually been directly related …
When Two Strangers Took Stuff From My House
Last Saturday, I had two complete strangers roll into my house and take most of my furniture. When they were done, I thanked them. And gave them donuts. These two strangers attend the same church as my family, and they came to help us move. Even though I had not met them, they came to help us …
We Own Our Attitude
This video is an expansion of a post I wrote a few weeks ago called Three Things We Always Control. I want to talk for a few minutes about what it means to own our attitude. www.youtube.com/watch?v=FE1Ldnc2l1o&feature=youtu.be What would you add to my list? …
The Weekend We Ran Away From Parenting
Four years ago, our family came really close to going crazy. My daughter’s seizures were spiraling out of control. My oldest son was making so really poor choices. My two younger boys were feeling lost and left out. My wife was getting buried in nursing school prerequisites. I was struggling to keep …
Embrace the Jungle
I am excited to share my little piece of the Interwebs today with Pablo Ellsworth. Pablo is a blogger, speaker, and teacher. His mission is to draw close to the heart of Daddy-God by living out the God’s adventure for his life. Through writing, speaking, and loving, Pablo strives to mentor others to …
Three Things We Always Control
We all have control issues – we want to be in control of everything. So much so that when we face a circumstance we cannot control, we experience anger or resentment or feel trapped. And yet, we are not helpless before any circumstance. We have so many choices still within our grasp. We Own our …
My First Author Interview
I am excited to share with everyone the interview I did with Scott Speight on his radio show Below the Surface. We talked about my ebook Losing Hope, Finding God's Heart. I shared some of my story, specifically how I started writing and why I wrote this book. I also talked about my current …
The Myth of Procrastination
I have been stalled on my book for a while now. I have all the chapters outlined. I actually have the whole thing mapped out in my head. But I have only drafted three chapters. I didn’t know why until this morning. I thought I was just procrastinating. Enjoying the summer and relaxing. …
Every Day a Limousine Day
I was flying cross-country between my parent’s homes in Ohio and California. Again. They had been divorced about a couple years at this point, and it seemed nobody wanted me to live with them. I would spend a few months with my Dad, and start to get some stability in my life. Then it was time to …
The Prodigal Son Revisited
Today's post is penned by my fellow Phoenix writer Chad Jones, aka Randomly Chad. It is in a sense a response to my last post about forgiveness. I love it when I connect with a fellow writer's words, and they inspire me. It's also amazing when the opposite happens, like this post. Here's a little …
How Climbing Cliffs is Nothing Like Forgiveness
I grunted as I pulled myself further up the cliff. I reached up for my next handhold, but the rock loosened and I lost my grip. I felt my other hand sweating and slipping away, and I started to panic. I intentionally slowed my breathing and my body. With forced calm, I reached to my side and …