Connecting with Your More

I have a quote on the home page of my website that says, “Your soul is longing to live out the calling God has placed on your heart. Reconnect with your dreams, those things you love, and…Live your More!” You see, I believe with all my heart that God places the desires we have on […]

A Life Well Lived

We American’s, as a whole, are so blessed. Our land is vast and varied and as beautiful as any other. I, for one, haven’t seen nearly enough of it. Partly because I know I can and just assume I’ll make the time some day.  As I say that, after having lived nearly six decades that have […]

A Note to my 17-year-old Self

I will be reuniting with my high school classmates soon and it’s hard to believe it’s been a little over 40 years since we spent our last time together as a group, finishing up classes, making plans, and celebrating the beginning of the rest of our lives.  It’s incredible to think about how the years […]

A Different View

As I sat at my computer much like I am today, the words literally popped into my head.  I don’t remember what I was working on or what I was doing, but I do remember I got this idea for the name of the book I was going to write one day. I stopped and […]

Finding the Positive

I’m one of those people who is always looking to find the positive in every situation. If someone says something that could be taken offensively, I look for a perspective that they surely must have meant that was intended to be encouraging. If something bad happens, I try to discern how God will be able […]

A Tribute to My Mom

It Mother’s Day which is a good time to reflect on how amazing our moms really are. There are all kinds of mom and all kinds of tributes listing the sacrifices moms make for their children, so I am not going to repeat them for you here. Rather, I want to take a few minutes to […]

Couch to 5K

Several months ago while in a health coaching session with my daughter, Erica, we were reviewing the goals she had reached and were discussing what else she wanted to accomplish. She mentioned that she wanted to do a 5K Run this year. Somewhere in that conversation, I remember hearing myself say that I would do […]