A Great Primer on Journaling

Michael Hyatt and his daughter Megan host one of my favorite podcasts, Lead to Win. In this episode, Beginner’s Guide to Journaling, they cover the basics for anyone wanting to begin this practice. If you LOVE templates like I do, I think you’ll enjoy Michael’s 8-Question Template he has been using for almost 6 years.…

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Daily Devotionals: 3 “So Thats” Infographic

This infographic was created from a video first posted on Daily Devotionals Day – 4 How do you make a concept you are teaching STICK with your children? In a previous post, we examined the idea of Answering Their Objections. In this post, we’ll consider the benefits or in other words, “What’s in it for…

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Daily Devotionals Day – 3: Answering Their Objections

Welcome to Day 3 of my 30 Daily Devotional Challenge. How do you make a concept you are teaching STICK with your children? There are many ways to teach our children the ideas and concepts that will serve them well in life. As I discuss in this video, one of those ways is to answer…

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Daily Devotionals Day – 2: A Grateful Heart

Welcome to Day 2 of my 30 Daily Devotional Challenge. As Andrew was Trick-or-Treating the other day he said “Thank You” every time he got a treat (whether it was a couple pieces of candy or a handful.) I only asked once just to make sure he didn’t forget. He kinda looked at me funny…

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Daily Devotionals Day – 1: An Unlikely Place

Welcome to Day 1 of my 30 Daily Devotional Challenge. This one will be short and sweet with a SIMPLE EXAMPLE of an unlikely place to have a devotional. Yesterday was Halloween and like I have for several years, I took my boys Trick-or-Treating. My oldest son, Jonathan isn’t into anymore:( so he hung out…

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3 Daily Doables To Finally Overcome Overwhelm

You’re DROWNING but there is no water around you. That’s EXACTLY how you feel because you’re drowning in OVERWHELM. Have you ever felt like the walls were closing in on you? No matter how hard you try, you just can’t seem to get ahead? There’s so much to do that you don’t know where to…

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Rebounding From Adversity – OVERCOME

I’ve shared how myself and my community rebounded from the adversity of the tornado that hit our hometown in March of 2012 (see the pinned post). We were able to overcome that difficult situation in part by the selfless acts of so many people. You may not experience a real-life tornado but we’re all going…

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Simple Things That Make Life Enjoyable

What simple things make life enjoyable for you? The quality of this video really didn’t capture what I experienced but I hope I’ve captured in words what we all need to do from time to time and that is take time to appreciate the simple things. For me, it was walking in my backyard, the…

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I Only Knew Him From A Picture On A Wall

I Only Knew Him From A Picture On A Wall! The Daily Doable — S1:E12 Welcome to the lightly edited transcript of the video. You’ll find the video below. On this last Monday in May, when many of you are preparing to spend time with family and friends, I would like to share with you the story…

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Iron Sharpens Iron: How Something Simple Sharpened Me

As Iron Sharpens Iron is one of my favorite sayings. It comes from a verse in the book of Proverbs, chapter 27, verse 17. “As iron sharpens iron, so a man sharpens the countenance of his friend.” This has happened to me many, many times in my life as friends have sharpened me but recently…

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Inspire Points: “2 Words That Give Me Hope”

From time to time, I want to share something with you I’m calling Inspire Points. Inspire Points could be a saying, a quote, a verse or a video. They are designed to help you think in ways that serve you well AND inspire you to do what you can. I’m joined in this video by…

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