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I was SHOCKED at the power of the storm. It may not surprise you to learn that after my wife Shelly passed away, it was a bit overwhelming emotionally for me to go into my bedroom for more than a few minutes at a time. But I knew eventually, I’d have to face that anxiety…

From angry and bitter to tears of happiness… in the blink of a… NEW SCRIPT? As you can imagine after my wife of 30 years passed away suddenly I found my self in a bit of… well, dismay. What I was COMPLETELY unprepared for was the discovery that SO MANY things in my life reminded…

“If you work hard and set that as a goal, YOU CAN DO IT, TOO.” That’s what my buddy said, after my kids asked him, “How’d you do it?” One of the things I’ve always struggled with… even to this day… is belief in myself and what I may be capable of. Frankly, way too…

Where can our kids learn how to navigate “troubled waters?” I’ve got a good friend who was recently telling me about an acquaintance that had lost his wife more than a year ago. In his words… “The kids lost both parents when they lost their mom.” I was saddened. But I get it. When my…

Just because you don’t SEE us… doesn’t mean… There’s a very interesting and revealing (almost throw-away) scene in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 2 that was SO powerful when I saw it that I had to leave the room so my kids wouldn’t see me. In the scene, Drax is remembering his daughter and wife,…

There’s a real happy vibe in our home. Recently I was alerted to a young man who had taken his own life only about a year after the passing of his mother. As I was told the news the sweet lady sharing the news said, “I get it. It makes sense. He lost his Mom.…

This may sound a bit odd, but I’ve been thinking about this a lot lately. I find myself thankful for something a bit weird. Obviously… I am thankful for the time that Shelly and I had together. I am thankful for the struggle, and the trials and the money problems and the kid problems and…

Why are other people so hard to get along with? Why are they SO seemingly stupid? Why do they frustrate us SO much? The reason is simple. Almost always… the reason is… But first. Let me share a story—a parable, really—that I heard from author Jack Christenson to make this crystal clear. One of Jack’s…

He was upset… until we discussed this. My son had been “done wrong” by someone. And it seemed to be haunting him and keeping him in a state of “unhappiness.” “How could he do that? What is wrong with him? Why would he do that? How could someone be so mean?” Over and over… and…

Chloe caught me… and I had no idea. First thing this morning, Chloe walked up to me and hugged me REAL tight. An extended hug. Longer than any normal hug she’d ever given me. Then she looked up at me and said, “I want you to know that God is taking better care of Mom…