I was listening to a podcast on a run yesterday and heard something that stopped me in my tracks. The person I was listening to said that if you live to age 80, you will have spent about 4000 weeks on this earth 🤯 Something about life being broken down into weeks made it a bit more sobering. If I’m being honest, I even felt a small...
Earlier this week, I felt my phone buzz and saw that it was a text from Courtney. It said: “Hey! I don’t think your website is up anymore.” My first thought was: I got hacked. I typed in my URL and what came up next was an obscure news website. Definitely not my blog. After about 10 minutes of digging and a few phone calls later, I...
It’s been a while since I wrote something, but I’ve had plenty of time to reflect this week. I tested positive for COVID-19 and I’m currently quarantining in my 3-year-old daughter’s bedroom. If you just imagined me writing this under a pink fluffy comforter, you wouldn’t be wrong. When I tested positive, COVID-19 instantly got a lot...
I realize that titling a blog article “How To Be Happy Again” is making quite the statement. Happiness can feel elusive — especially in a year like 2020. To be honest, the only reason I’m comfortable making a statement this is that the simple life changing tip I plan on sharing is based on ancient, biblical wisdom. Before we get...
Racism and revival. It may seem strange to talk about these two topics in the same breath, but I’m becoming increasingly convinced that a revival is happening right now. Things are messy — no doubt. Division is everywhere. Sides are clashing. But I believe what we’re seeing right now is a holy disruption in America. An exorcism of...
There’s so much to say but I also know that I don’t have the right words. I’ve struggled with this for the past few days and have finally decided to just share the few imperfect words I do have. What happened to George Floyd isn’t just sad. It’s sickening. I don’t have to know “all the details,” because unfortunately, this...
We just entered a new year and while I have so much to be grateful for, the past few months have been difficult. About halfway through 2019, we made the decision to sell our home and build a house. Logically, it all made sense. The market, the timing, the age of our kids — it all seemed sort of “perfect.” We put our house on the...
Recently, I had an hour-long phone call with a good friend. We were discussing a struggle he was dealing with and he was expressing how he had finally reached the end of his rope with this specific struggle. He simply wanted to know what to do. He was tired of falling back into the same problem, he knew Jesus was supposed to be the answer...
Every day is another opportunity for a fresh start. But the reality is, life is complicated and the consequences of living an overwhelmed life are real. As soon as I wake up, it’s a bare-knuckle fight to be intentional, present, and self-controlled. Before I’ve had at least one cup of coffee, “taking every thought captive”...
Over the past year or two, I’ve been fighting a serious battle. Even if you know me well, you wouldn’t be aware of it. I’ve only recently been able to put language around it myself. All kinds of symptoms have surfaced, but I’m realizing the root is the same. The problem I’m referring to is a cluttered and overwhelmed...
