We all want to win in our relationships—I mean, I do—don’t you? And for most of us our most precious and treasured relationship is our marriage. And yet, many of us are not winning in that arena. One of the biggest blockers at winning in our marriage relationship is a lack of intimacy—both physical and […]
There’s a show called “Kitchen Nightmares” with famous chef Gordon Ramsay. One of the episodes featured a husband-and-wife restaurant team where both owners were well over the age of retirement. Even though they had a huge staff, the husband insisted on planting himself in the kitchen in front of the stove. As Gordon Ramsay gave […]
One of my adult kids was spending the day with us last week and I totally blew it. While he was sharing with us some recent decisions he had made I blurted out, “Don’t do that again. That’s not going to be good for you to do again, and…” Well, you can probably fill in […]
Will you be making resolutions this year? Some of us do, and some of us say, Why bother? Which is totally understandable because sometimes, or oftentimes, what we start out doing at the beginning of the year falls off by the end of the year. Why is that? Maybe it’s because we set expectations of […]
This post is a little different—or a lot different—to share this amazing news with you. I’m featured in a new documentary coming out on New Year’s Eve! It’s called “Faith, Love & Pancakes” and it’s absolutely FREE to watch on YouTube this Sunday night, December 31. **UPDATE: Since this post the documentary is now on Amazon Prime, Prime […]
Christmas is right on top of us. Are you ready? There’s always last minute “stuff” to do and buy or maybe you’ve got a big chunk to take care of. Either way, that glorious Christmas day will be here before you know it. I’d like to make the most of the holiday, wouldn’t you? If […]
I have a two-year-old grandson who carries his beloved bunny with him everywhere. Sometimes said bunny slows him down but he doesn’t care, Bunny is beloved and makes life better for him. I’ve seen him playing on the playground with Bunny’s ears dragging on the ground as he climbs, runs, and slides down slides. While […]
As we get emersed with the hustle and bustle of the season we may have chance encounters with people. It’s happened to all of us. We run into someone and as we walk away we feel awful about ourselves. What just happened? Chances are you ran into someone who is a sucker and not a […]
The Thanksgiving holiday has ended and for many of us it leaves us with mixed feelings. We may feel disappointment. Disappointed over how uneventful our holiday was or how we may have acted. We may feel sadness. Sad over loved ones who are no longer with us or sadness over where our life circumstances may […]
For many of us Thanksgiving means spending time with family. I know for me it does. Thanksgiving is one of my favorite holidays. We focus on family. We focus on fun. We focus on food. We focus on what we are thankful for. Being thankful. “Rejoice always, pray continually, give thanks in all circumstances; for […]
