I believe . . .

that extraordinary ordinary lives don’t just happen. I believe they’re divinely designed.

Learning to Live

Like many of you, I grew up fast. The summer of my 14th year I scored two jobs working five days a week from 6:30…
Your Untapped Power

Some of what has happened to us, especially when we were young, was well outside our power to control. We didn’t go shopping for our…
I Get By With A Little Help From My Friends

Oprah Winfrey once said, “Lots of people want to ride with you in the limo, but what you want is someone who will take the…
BOOM.

“How long are you going to wait before you demand the best for yourself?”, asked the Greek philosopher, Epicurious. Perhaps like me you might not…
Gratitude: Nature or Nurture?

By nature, I have a grateful heart. As a very small child, I would lie in bed rattling off all I was thankful for before…
Dear Newly Weds: What’s the Plan?

Dear Newly Weds, What are you having for dinner tonight? Something delicious and nutritious? If so, you planned the meal, hit the grocer and organized…
A Love Letter to the Nearly Weds

Dear Nearly Weds, Congratulations on your impending nuptials! I write you today to share with you my thoughts on marriage. Thirty-three years ago, today, he…
Why Even Good Marriages (Sometimes) Fail

We’re getting a divorce. I suspect that 98% of my readers have heard those words either from their parents, their siblings, their adult children or…
At a Loss for Words

I’m working on my next book; this one, fiction. The process is as intellectually stimulating as it is emotionally draining. Any writer will tell you…
When It’s Hard

Annie and I are both learning new things this week. She and I discussed our challenges and we concur: Learning new things, even when they’re…