The Art of Wrestling with Dad

The Art of Wrestling with Dad

So if you know me at all or have read even a short part of my Healing Hereafter ebook series, you’ll have picked up that I’m kinda Type-A and like to have things neatly arranged and thought out. But today I’m thinking about politics, and we’re...
Be with the People You’re with

Be with the People You’re with

It was a blast from the past. Last week I was walking through my fourth grader’s school, seeing his first locker, and sitting on a tiny stool that hadn’t fit my backside for 30 years. His teacher described her vision for the year, and I wondered how on...
Only Teach if You’re Willing to Learn

Only Teach if You’re Willing to Learn

TikTok, WhatsApp, Instagram, Facebook, and probably being cool…all things I’ve learned from young people. As the new school year approaches, a new class is coming to college, and soon I will meet many of them and be shocked how baby-faced some of them are....
Getting Your Best Beach Bod

Getting Your Best Beach Bod

These are clearly not me, and I may not be the world’s foremost authority on this topic. My youngest son agrees with unfortunate consistency every time he tells me how much he loves my pudge. Better than hating it, I suppose! Either way, I can’t and...
Four Phrases for Father’s Day

Four Phrases for Father’s Day

Here I am, about to celebrate this special day of dadding by preparing for a 17-hour mini-van trip around Lake Michigan! Exotic, you say? Well, yes, the endless construction and Wisconsin shoreline are quite lovely. No sarcasm at all. And although being pampered on a...