Every year, I do my best to write a birthday blog. Over a month has lapsed since my birthday, and I think that’s a reflection of the whirlwind my life has been. It seems appropriate to look back each year and take a look at what I’ve learned. Last year was an important year for […]
While I can’t speak for all men, I can certainly speak as one. These days, I can also speak as a woman – but, that’s another topic for another time… In our culture, there are a lot of things that seem to go along with the idea of manhood. Big trucks, football Sunday, power tools […]
As a child, I was raised with a strong education about the American government; learning about the various courts, branches and documents which compose the foundation of our country. I learned about past presidents, our founding fathers and major events in history that helped created the country we now live in. The United States of […]
Lately, I’ve been thinking a lot about the things that were important to me as a child, and how I came to value things. As a child, I never cared much about things like getting a promotion, paying bills, having designer labels or a fast car in my garage. As a child, I wasn’t concerned […]
This weekend, I sat at a pool and chatted with somebody about my book, Priceless. I shared with her that thing I love most about the book is that the characters continue to live beyond the pages, and are an active part of my daily life. It’s a beautiful thing to look back at parts […]
I think all relationships can teach you something about yourself, as well as what you’re looking for in another person. As a single Dad, I have a very high level of scrutiny that I have for a relationship, as I both want to have a happy future – as well as avoid pains from the […]
Lately, I’ve been thinking a lot about value, and the various types of value we use in our society. From financial value to relationship value, there are a lot of different metrics that measure different measures of value in our lives. A few years ago, I changed my business pricing model to be a value-based […]
It seems like a long time ago – as well as yesterday morning – that I was getting my home ready for Atlas and making a small pile of gifts for him to discover when he walked in the door. As I was arranging his pile of presents, I noticed the eagerness I felt in […]
A few years ago, I learned an important lesson about emotion; some days feel better than others, while other days feel worse – for no apparent reason. Some days, I wake up and feel on top of the world, while other days feel like it’s crushing me. Navigating these up’s and down’s requires that you […]
I have an admittedly love-hate relationship with the author Donald Miller. On one hand, I love him because he was one of the key sources of inspiration for my own writing/published books. On the other, I’ve grown to really loathe his writing style as I’ve gotten older and have realized it’s ok to be critical […]