My Top 7 for last week includes a quick (read: day) trip to Huntsville, baby Yoda eating a frog, and a few other things.

For those of you who don’t know…

The Top 7 = a quick look at my past week. Ev...

In my past work at recovery centers, I met a lot of residents who felt that because they asked for forgiveness, that all of the consequences of the bad decisions they made should be erased. I’ve felt ...

This week's Top 7 includes a DIY project on the "Salter's car," helping Emma with her art show, and reflections on how to approach your spouse's ex...

🚌🚌🚌🚌🚌🚌🚌

Fitness = Max 30

This week I crushe...

We often think that our situation is unique- that it won’t turn out, whatever it is, like it does for other people- for all other people. Just like the two ladies in the example above. 

We forget tha...

This week’s Top 7 includes some reflections, lessons learned, and more… 

Oh, and Salter turned 9.

🚌🚌🚌🚌🚌

Fitness = Friday morning off + pause + reset

I “red-lined” it too long. Way too long.

Ov...

We often think that our situation is unique- that it won’t turn out, whatever it is, like it does for other people- for all other people. Just like the two ladies in the example above. 

We forget tha...

I didn’t write my weekly “Top 7” last week. Looking back,  think it’s the FIRST time I haven’t done it in over a year, since I began my weekly “mind dump” and digest of some of the highlights from the...

It’s easy for us to look at others and say something like, “You should have seen that coming! You should have known where those decisions were going to take you!” 

It’s easy for us to give others leg...

Whatever has your attention will affect your direction. And, of course, your direction determines your destination.

Therefore, you should pay attention to what you pay attention to (odd sentence, I k...

Last week’s Top 7 includes a movie, books we found in the garage, and more…

🚌🚌🚌🚌🚌🚌🚌

Fitness = weights

This week I continued with my new routine of adding free weights to the exercise regiment. I...

Many people believe that others are walking a “better” path than they are because of luck and chance.

Sure, there are examples of men surviving fatal crashes without wearing a seatbelt, but who reall...

Stafford Ouderkirk just retired— for the second time. 

The first time around, he retired from the military. 

The second time— this time— he retired from TekSouth, a military contractor. 

Teaming...