Today, August 12, 2012, is my parent's 45th wedding anniversary. It was legal to wed when you were five years old back then. That is why they're so young. 45 years with another person. As I flippantly said to them on their 30th wedding anniversary, "Wow. 30 years together. That's longer than I've been alive." One obvious … Continue reading 45 Lessons from 45 Years
Category: My Life
Crushing
It is no secret that I have a major (bordering on fanatical) human crush on Bob Goff. And to be honest, nearly every person I know who has met Bob or read his book, Love Does, is crushing on him, too. Why? Because Bob is attractive. Oh, yes - I am definitely a sucker for … Continue reading Crushing
Unexpected Blessings
A few years ago, I posted often about unexpected blessings. Nearly every day I'd have a blog post that would include something random that happened that day that blessed me. It was a conscious effort on my part to live a life of gratitude and to expectantly look for good in each day. Then, I … Continue reading Unexpected Blessings
People Pleasing Problems
I've been a people pleaser for most of my life. With a basic need to love and be loved, humanity continually fights the temptation to manipulate others in order to be loved. If we are honest with ourselves, people pleasing is manipulation. It may not seem that way to us because we don't feel we are evil, mean … Continue reading People Pleasing Problems
Silent Cries from the Street
When I was in high school I read a book that overall is not a book of classic greatness or literary genius. Although I still spy it on occasion in certain bookstores along with more popular novels by the author, it doesn’t seem to have garnered much favor with readers nor is it one that I … Continue reading Silent Cries from the Street
What I'm Looking For
There are a lot of ways I could answer the statement, "What I'm Looking For". I'm looking for a piece of paper I lost yesterday; some passion fruit juice; a solid reasoning for why we have an appendix. But those aren't the answers for today (although if you can provide the answer to any of … Continue reading What I'm Looking For
Been "Gon" A Lot
If I needed motivation to quit some things, I found some today via a letter that my 7-year-old nephew wrote as part of a class assignment in first grade. Dear ant moe I miss you so much becuse you have been gon a lot You'r been on misson trips and going to the zoo. I … Continue reading Been "Gon" A Lot
Hanging with Condemned Men
When I was in Uganda in 2009, I spent some time with several men on death row at the Luzira Maximum Security Prison inKampala, Uganda. The inmates are referred to as “condemned men”. As we went through all the security points and the long walks through various hallways and doors, we finally arrived to the … Continue reading Hanging with Condemned Men
Quitting Things
On Sunday, I preached a sermon that I struggle to practice. Nothing new there. The gist was that you cannot help everyone so do for one what you wish you could do for everyone - something I've been challenged by for 9 months since hearing Andy Stanley say that to a bunch of us at … Continue reading Quitting Things
Okay
One of my favorite movies is Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind starring Jim Carey and Kate Winslet. In the movie, Joel, the uptight, Eeyore guy falls for Clementine, the bohemian, Jenny Gump type girl. They have an amazing relationship until Clementine gets bored and tired and changes her mind. Fortunately for her and to the … Continue reading Okay
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