Your legacy isn’t what you take with you to eternity, it’s who you take with you. And it’s not what you leave behind, it’s how you help others leave their own legacy. If your kids chose A-to-Z character qualities, what would they choose for L? Laughter, Leader, Learner, Legacy, Level-headed, Likable, Limitless, Listener, Lively, Longsuffering, [...]
Integrity does the right thing, even when others won’t, can’t, or attack you for trying. Leadership can be lonely, but leading with integrity puts a target on your chest. Integrity is a light that exposes darkness, and darkness will do anything to avoid the light. It’s happened to me too. I’ve been falsely accused of [...]
Laughter isn’t the opposite of anger; it’s the opposite of hopeless and joyless. There’s nothing like an infant’s laugh. Their little giggles melt your heart and make you wonder what they’ll be like when they’re grown. Hearty laughter helps your body by relieving stress, triggering endorphins, and easing pain. But humor also helps your soul. [...]
Families come and go, but jobs are forever. Wait, what?! That sad statement hits home when we consider how some families often act like it's true. Or maybe you struggle is with loving something else. Money? Control? Beauty? Happiness? If only we’d live what we already know – that faith and family are everything. Faith [...]
Your believable beliefs are the bedrock of your family’s future. Beliefs built on sand will crash. Bedrock beliefs, though, don’t break; they stand tall and see beyond, even if you feel abandoned and all alone on a ledge. They’re stood upon with conviction because they’re built on the Rock (Matt. 7:24-27). That’s what I saw [...]
We make wedding vows, promising to be a faithful spouse. So why don’t we make parenting vows, promising to be a faithful parent? We could tell our kids about the unending love and service they can expect from us, just as we did when marrying our spouse. Someone who does this is a Proverbs 31 [...]
