Jan 2, 2016 | Blog, Conversation, Faith, HaveEyestoSee, Life Coaching, Love 365, Marriage and Family, Other, Parenting, Practicing Love, The 12 Practices, The 12 Practices
Visiting the Archives Happy New Year! Here’s to a 2016 filled with JOY. I’m visiting the archives today because my #MYONE WORD for 2016 is LAUGH, drawing from Proverbs 31:25 (NLT), “She is clothed with strength and dignity, and she laughs without...
Nov 11, 2015 | Practicing Love, The 12 Practices, The 12 Practices
Putting into Practice “The 12 Practices” Last year, during my medical crisis (Achalasia), I started implementing twelve simple practices into my life. Today, I am SO happy to let you know that “The Twelve Practices: Christmas Edition” is...
Oct 4, 2015 | Be Remarkable eCourse, Be Remarkable eCourse, Blog, eCourse, emotional health and wellbeing, Other, Practicing Love, Spiritual Formation
Sometimes practicing kindness is hard work. I’m not proud of me right now. Not 30 minutes out of a fabulous, challenging, life-giving church service, I found myself in Walmart wanting to be mean. There, I said it. Put me in the corner. I deserve a time out. Yep....
Aug 4, 2015 | Blog, Love 365, Marriage and Family, Other, Practicing Love
Most couples are willing to spend an hour a week talking about their relationship. I suggest that emotional attunement can take place (at a minimum) in that weekly “state of the union” meeting. That means that at least an hour a week is devoted to the relationship and...
Jun 22, 2015 | Community, Conversation, Other, Practicing Love, The 12 Practices
Share Love, Not Hate There’s a great debate going on around the world. Should lovers be able to symbolize their love by adorning historic bridges with love locks (or in other terms, “padlocks”). When Candace and I were on our legacy-chasing...
Apr 19, 2015 | Marriage and Family, Practicing Love, The Waiting Room, Waiting, Writing
I should have remembered, though, that the life of the spirit is never static. We’re born on one level, only to find some new struggle towards wholeness gestating within. That’s the sacred intent of life, of God—to move us continuously toward growth,...