Thirteen years ago I became friends with a guy for which I have the utmost respect. When I first saw him, he was leading the worship team at the front of the church I was visiting because I was thinking of applying to work there as the youth pastor (and yes, I did end up working there). When I … [Read more...]
When You’re Sad Without a Good Reason
I hate feeling sad. I’m a guy, so that’s to be expected. Feeling sad sucks. As a guy feeling pretty much anything sucks (feelings... gross). In general, feeling sad can be hard for everyone because it tends to suck away our motivation and desire to do things. It essentially makes us want to … [Read more...]
How to be cool
Have you ever wondered what makes someone cool? If you haven’t, you’ve either always been cool (not likely) or you’re a knob (said with love) because I don’t know what child/teen hasn’t wondered about this (or maybe that’s a sign none of the kids I hung out with growing up were cool; again, said … [Read more...]
Men aren’t as dumb as their wives think… sometimes
My underlying fear, that under-the-surface-pops-his-head-up-every-once-in-awhile-to-throw-me-off fear is that I’m stupid. At least I’ve had this fear for the past fourteen years since being with my wife. Before that, I can’t remember if that was as much of a problem. Is that a sign of my … [Read more...]
10 Things to Know About Emotional Abuse
I am writing about what it means to be emotionally abused because I was recently emotionally abused... that’s not bragging. It definitely wasn’t on my bucket list. Most of my learning comes from firsthand experience, which is great because experience is the best teacher for engraining the lesson … [Read more...]
Careers & Finding Fulfillment in Life
A few years ago I saw David Copperfield perform in Las Vegas. It was really exciting because I had watched many of his specials growing up and I was now going to see him perform live. It was like a dream... I never had... but it could’ve been; I just never considered it as an option as a kid. … [Read more...]
Top 10 Tools that Helped Me Pay Off My Mortgage
Last week my wife and I paid off our mortgage... woo! We are incredibly blessed, especially since I am a very late bloomer, yet here we are with a one year old and our first house is paid for in four and a half years of owning it. Of course, we have what many people call a starter home, so we will … [Read more...]
Do We Have a Right to Know Who Our Parents Are?
Here is the question of the day: Is it better to know the truth even if it’s painful or is it better to live with the mystery looming in the back of our mind? This is the question I walked away with after watching Shazam (don’t worry, no spoilers here). For the record, I found this move … [Read more...]
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