56: A Note to My 17 Year Old Self

Life teaches us all kinds of lessons. As I approach my 40-year high school reunion, I reflect on my life’s journey and the changes I have experienced as a person. Listen to this week’s episode of Longing for More for insights on what this older…

The Real Game of Thrones Continues

I have a confession to make.  I’m a Game of Thrones fan.  I was a late bloomer and binge-watched the first five seasons in a couple of weeks so I would be ready for season six’s release.  Please don’t quiz me on the finer details of the show, I’m sure I’d embarrass myself. But I found that once […]

55: The Real Game of Thrones Continues

Regardless of what you think of the HBO series, Game of Thrones, you cannot argue that it didn’t capture the attention of the world. By the end of the series, tens of millions of viewers saw each episode. But what of the other game of thrones? How…

54: The Cat’s in the Cradle

If you are raising your family, you are likely living in stress and overwhelm and can probably relate to the 70’a hit “Cat’s in the Cradle.” We’ve all had times when we’ve been too busy to fully maintain the important relationships in our lives. In…

The Cat’s in the Cradle

The first time I heard Cat’s in the Cradle after Harry Chapin released it back in 1974, I instantly fell in love with it. The words haunted me with a sadness I couldn’t shake. It reminds me of the relationships we don’t take the time to nurture in our lives and I don’t remember ever being able […]

53: Your Life, Your Choice

We make choices every minute of every day. Some seem to have little consequence, but all of our choices matter. If we are unhappy with life, we have the opportunity to make different choices and start a new path. In this week’s episode of Longing for…

Your Life, Your Choice

I sat in the front row of the local Think, Drive – Stay Alive event listening to the speaker share his life’s story.  As he spoke, he was laying a trail of papers that snaked all around the stage representing the rap sheet of his convictions starting from when he was a teenager through well into his adult […]

51: Are You Happy?

Our soul longs for the things of meaning for our lives. The things that satisfy our deepest desires. Sadly we too often do not fulfill our true needs because we are too busy trying to pursue our wants. In this week’s episode of Longing for More, we…

Are You Happy?

Don’t you love it when a child says something so simple, but when you really think about it has a deep meaning and becomes a prevalent thought for days on end?  My three-year-old grandson has this thing he does.  Every once in a while he will stop whatever he’s doing and simply ask, “Are you […]