The Great Fruit Loop Debacle is a true story, unfortunately, and will forever remain as one of the greats in our family lore.
The Great Fruit Loop Debacle
3 Elements to Help you Make Your Decisions a Reality
Learning how to make decisions is one of the single most important skills we can learn during our lifetimes. Bob Proctor said that making decisions “will solve enormous problems for you” and that “you can virtually eliminate conflict and confusion in your life by becoming proficient at making decisions.” (See …
Motivation and Commitment: 2 Intertwined Concepts
As a parent, I want to teach my children the value of being committed to your goals and not giving up. To help teach this, I like to sign up for races and run them with my kids to give them something to work towards. Plus, it gives me a …
Take Time to Be [Insert Your Aspiration Here…]
Recently, I wrote about making certain parts of my life sacred. You can read that here. As I was pondering that topic at a Saturday evening church meeting with my wife, the local choir stood to sing the hymn “Take Time to Be Holy” by William D. Longstaff. The lyrics …
Ideas for Special Nights with Your Kids
“Special Night” is a family tradition we have where we schedule time with our kids each week for one-on-one time. You can read more about it here. These activities can be anything you want. We typically let the kids pick the activity and some treat and we’ll just spend an …
How My Dad Taught Me the Power of Unwavering Faith
My dad has a quiet power about him that I can’t quite put my finger on. And even when life threw us curveballs — which it definitely did — he never wavered in his faith. Through all the highs and lows, he showed me what it means to have unwavering …
Special Night: Easy One-on-One Time With Your Children
I don’t know about you, but I love spending time with my kids one-on-one. There’s just something special about it that can’t be duplicated when we’re all together. And this is especially true now that they’re getting older and have more to share with me. But it can be tough …
How to Unlock the Power of Sacredness to Improve Your Health, Happiness, and Productivity
In our fast-paced, constantly connected world, it’s easy to lose sight of the important things. We’re so busy rushing from one task to the next that we often forget to take a step back and appreciate the beauty of life. We get so wrapped up in our own problems that …
St. Croix – Christiansted Travel Review
For my wife’s 40th year birthday we wanted to get away. Travel was still heavily restricted due to COVID-19, but we were able to make it down to the US Virgin Islands to visit St. Croix since it is a U.S. territory. Trisha only had two stipulations for her birthday …
Father Forgets
I first came across this piece, originally published in the People’s Home Journal, back before I had my own kids. I wish it had sunk deeper into my soul then! As with most of you, I find myself getting after my kids in all the same ways; petty rebukes over …