I feel like my life is over. Over may seem a bit over-the-top but feelings can be over-the-top. Certainly, my life has changed forever and my feelings are strong. Tuesday night Mike woke me up at 3:00 a.m. “Something’s wrong,” he said, “I’m having chest pains…and my arms hurt…and my jaw hurts.” My reply was, […]
It was Christmas time and I—not expecting to be taken seriously—said, “Wouldn’t it be great to do a family Disneyworld vacation together?” Next thing I knew we were all planning our trip. Don’t get me wrong, it was on my bucket list to go there, but I really didn’t think my kids would take my […]
We’ve all heard this… “Church is full of hypocrites.” I’d have to agree with that statement because I know I’m a hypocrite and I’m in church each week. Definition of hypocrite: 1 : a person who puts on a false appearance of virtue or religion 2 : a person who acts in contradiction to his […]
I’m so excited for this new book by Dr. Carol Tanksley, Sexpectations: Reframing Your Good and Not-So-Good Stories About God, Love, and Relationships. Dr. Carol is an author, speaker, and OB-Gyn physician and I’m thrilled to share her guest post on intimacy with you. Becoming Capable of the Intimacy You Always Wanted by Dr. Carol […]
The pastor said, “I feel bad for teenagers today. When I was in High School I only had to compare myself to other teenagers at my school, but now teens have the world to compare themselves to.” Think about this for a minute… If your child is being bullied—it doesn’t stop when they leave school—it […]
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 […]
