I began to share a few challenging circumstances with a friend, Mike. Mike has the keen ability to bring people to the big picture. He turned to me during the conversation and asked, “How would you be growing by having perfect circumstances?” We want the perfect circumstances. We want to know that our plans will work […]
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How does a person find out about their curling talent? Each Winter Olympics, I start the conversation with myself or others about taking up curling. Think about it. You simply have to learn how to brush the right amount of ice for the stone to hit the target. Often, this leads to googling a local
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My wife Robyn instituted a new tradition when we started dating. In a previous post, I shared that we choose a word for the year. Over the last few days we have discussed our potential choices for this year. I wrote down my word this morning and then read the quote below:The words of Charles
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The word “resolutions” carries a negative connotation for me. Typically, the phrase following the reference to this word goes along the lines, “That will last two months…” It might be semantics for me, but I have found the need to refocus my view for 2014.Because of my aversion to resolutions, I have turned towards “practices.”
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“Christmas is a mystery of love! The love of the Father, who has sent into the world his only-begotten Son, to bestow on us the gift of his own life (I John 4:8-9). The love of “God-with-us,” Emmanuel, who came to earth in order to die on a the Cross. In the cold stable, wrapped
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“By this time next year, you could be a whole new person.” Allison Vesterfelt said this in her post Everything Can Change in Just One Year. Facebook has rolled out the annual feature, “Year in Review.” Users can share their 20 biggest moments from 2013. This season causes us to pause to remember the year
Interstate 90 runs from the eastern to the western coast of the United States. Over the last few weeks, I have gotten to know the little section running from Buffalo to Albany, NY. The adventurous part of me still relishes the trek to the destination. Open roads invite us to follow after new opportunities. The
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G.K. Chesterton said, “Christmas is built upon a beautiful and intentional paradox; that the birth of the homeless should be celebrated in every home.” Christmas for me is like reading a book for the thousandth time, but even this time noticing something new. The week after Thanksgiving includes the appropriate start for the playing of
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The phone buzzed just as my americano came to the table. You know the feeling, the immediate preconditioned response to any possible email or text message. I took a moment to look down and the message caused me to pause. When I looked down, I saw a wonderfully encouraging text from my wife Robyn. She
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Calendars can fill up faster in December. Within the last twenty-four hours, I have had conversations with people facing anxiety. Whether you are trying to get the details straightened up for the holidays or facing the unknown, all of us to a certain extent carry a level of anxiety. I find myself going back to
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