Every day, people do things with the hope that it’ll change their life like a new diet plan, a new exercise regimen, a new family devotional, buying a ticket at the lottery, and the list goes on. Most of the time, these things don’t do as much for us as we were banking on. But I have found something that will....
Today, I’m an avid coffee drinker. But as a kid, I hated it because I had heard it stunted your growth. With a mom and dad both under 5’6”, I wasn’t about to hurt my chances! I drank my first cup at 44 years old, when I battled Hepatitis C and had to endure a difficult 12-month interferon treatment. My wife...
We always re-think our choices on the other side of consequences; it’s just human nature. Maybe we lose our temper with our spouse, and then, when we’re cold on the couch that night, we regret our decision. Maybe we’re required to take a risk in order to see our dreams come to pass, but instead we let fear paralyze us and...
Why is it that so often things seem COMPLETELY on hold and standing still? It struck me today that just a year ago I was utterly exhausted and discouraged about how little sleep I was getting, and in the months that followed how little progress we seemed to be making on getting our baby twins to sleep. I was reading every book on sleep...
Get the Recipe Right by Jim Graff Growing up, I had a huge extended family. My mom and dad had eight siblings each, which meant a lot of cousins for me! Every year, from Christmas Eve to New Years’ Day, we would visit every single house. That meant that you could gain 25 lbs. over the holidays if you wanted! One year, one...
“Hot Pursuit” By Joy Handley As a new mom of a baby girl and a 16 month old, my life is busy. There’s not a lot of down time in my day, so it’s easy for me to make that an excuse. One day, I was doing my quiet time (with a sleeping baby beside me and one on my lap), and...