Sunday afternoons at our house are not quiet. After church, our home slowly begins to fill up. Sometimes it is my mom. Sometimes my sister. Sometimes two or three of our kids when their schedules allow. Occasionally a friend drops by. But there is one group that never misses and is ALWAYS welcome. The GRANDCHILDREN. […]
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This past week, much of the United States and Canada turned into one giant freezer. The kind of cold that makes you open the door, feel the air hit your face, and immediately decide that whatever you needed can wait. Roads were slick, the wind had an attitude, and the smartest move was simple. Stay
Roughly fifteen years ago, I got a front-row seat to something that taught me a lesson I still lean on today. My oldest son played competitive high school tennis. And when I say competitive, I mean the kind where parents pretend they’re calm while internally doing Olympic-Level stress breathing in the bleachers. He was good.
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Several years ago, my family went through one of the hardest seasons we’ve ever faced. And it wasn’t just one thing, it was a wave of things. One after another. Several of my immediate family members became seriously ill. Not a cold. Not a typical winter bug. Real, significant, life-altering health concerns that demanded every
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A few blog posts ago I told an interesting story about an injury I received while playing Pickleball. If you are curious to read about my pickleball woes, it’s a short read HERE with a good lesson. While I have not yet recovered and will be in my special splint for another three to four
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I like to play competitive sports. I find that when I’m competing against others, or even just competing against myself, I get motivated to the point of obsessing. I don’t always focus on winning. I thrive on the thrill competition. Of course, winning is pretty cool too! As I have aged, I have come to
My wife and I recently went to an Escape Room with some very close friends. The experience was amazing and if you’re not familiar with an Escape Room, stay tuned… An escape room is an interactive puzzle experience where players work together to find clues and complete challenges to “escape” within a set time. It’s
There are a lot of things that I really don’t like to do such as… helping people move (no, I’m not interested in that free pizza and the back ache that will follow), raking and picking up the leaves that my humongous trees drop for me every year, throwing away unnecessary stuff (junk) that I’ve
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I am no stranger to doing embarrassing things. My family can attest that there are many cringe moments when it involves me and my behavior. Most of the time those embarrassing things are by accident. I never plan to be embarrassed but it happens! I even blogged about an embarrassing moment when I unfortunately forgot
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I’m fan of silly signs that make me chuckle. And I’m not just talking about those creative billboards that have clever advertising. Those are great, but what I’m really talking about are those signs that people make that have mistakes or are just plain silly. You see them in front of businesses, in front of
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