Spring Follows Winter

A Fresh Perspective – Spring follows Winter Joy in adversity is a powerful principle that helps us to live above the clouds. The sun is always shining somewhere above the storm clouds of life, and if we can see it by faith we won’t cave-in to discouragement and depressed thoughts. It is more difficult to […]

A Perfect Picture of Leadership

One of my morning rituals is to read and listen to a daily devotion or two.  I seek a deeper relationship to life and with God, which is one way to satisfy my hunger.  To continue to develop the virtues of leadership, I follow and listen to Darren Hardy as a participant in the 2021 […]

Is Something Missing in Your Life

You are so much more than meets the eye . . .   It started with . . . “Something is missing, and I don’t know how to fix it. ” “Something is missing, and I don’t know what it is…” “No, I don’t know what it is…” How does one grapple with this feeling […]

The Practice of Courage

Courage . . . a small act of love I am feeling this energetic push, pull, that feels chaotic and uncomfortable I want to do something about it. The discomfort in my chest is pushing me to fix it. And then I came upon a soft reminder from one of my favorite deep thought writers, […]

A Conversation from the Heart – Don’t Give Up

A Heart to Heart Conversation with Ron and Don Tuesday afternoon, September 29th, 2020, I had the privilege of being a guest on the Ron and Don Show, Episode #163. We had a heart-to-heart conversation about how difficult life is for us right now, and even more so for those who are feeling lost or down, […]

Loss by Suicide

Suicide is Complicated This past weekend was a deeply heavy weekend for young families. As some of you may know, I serve as a Chaplain for our local fire and police departments and the families that are impacted by a tragedy. I feel there is a deep need to speak to a complicated topic. This […]

Helping a Suicide Survivor Heal

Helping a Suicide Survivor Heal by Alan D. Wolfelt, Ph.D. Historian Arnold Toynbee once wrote, “There are always two parties to a death; the person who dies and the survivors who are bereaved.” Unfortunately, many survivors of suicide suffer alone and in silence. The silence that surrounds them often complicates the healing that comes from […]

Clarity and Wisdom for Parents with Human Design

Clarity and Wisdom for Parents As a parent, co-parent, or guardian, would you LOVE additional clarity and wisdom to help you understand your kids?  Based on their operating system, the blueprint given when they were born? Over the last year, I was reintroduced to Human Design and got curious to dig deeper.    So I was […]

One Reason I Believe 

A Reason I Believe  Do you ever see or witness a friend or loved one going through a challenging time in life?  How about in business or work?  Are you ever curious or wonder how someone moves and works through the difficult times?   So much has occurred in the last 13 years of my life […]

The Wise Learn By Listening . . .

The Wise Learn By Listening . . . Over the last few days, I have felt a low wave. What does this look like? Feeling low energy, feeling self-doubt, holding expectations of myself. Feeling pressure to know and to do. This is self-imposed pressure that occurs when I am not listening to what I need.  […]