The Lessons You’ve Taught Me

The Lessons You’ve Taught Me

We’ve all lived long enough to pick up helpful tidbits. Often these are lessons that would have kept our younger selves from making not-so-great choices. Or maybe they’re experiences granted by age that can help someone else get to where you are faster....
What Is Your Net Worth?

What Is Your Net Worth?

Ever read one of those “See what they look like now!” celebrity web articles? Especially if the title implies they don’t look quite so good as they used to? Well I have, so this is a safe space to admit it! ๐Ÿ™‚ Occasionally, the context can be healthy...
Holiday Refreshment and Reflection

Holiday Refreshment and Reflection

Well, for those who still get one, Christmas break approaches! Enjoy if that’s you! ๐Ÿ™‚ For many, this time of year is one of refreshment and reconsideration. As such, I wanted to offer a refreshing change in the form of a guest blog author, as he calls us to...
The Best Birthday Build-up!

The Best Birthday Build-up!

And just like that, we’re in the Christmas countdown! However, in our extended family, December also brings a vastly disproportionate number of birthdays than the rest of the year. Truly, a month of concentrated, supercharged gift-giving fun! As we travel around...
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....