strongerby1

Let’s face it, 2009 was a tough year for a lot of us.  Many of us are glad to see the number on the calendar change over so we have some shred of optimism build up again.
Isaiah 43:18-19 reminds us to, “Forget the former things; do not dwell on the past.  See, I am doing [...]

We expect our kids to treat each other better than they treat their best friends.  There is no single relationship in our lifetime that will outlast that of a sibling relationship… not your spousal relationship, nor friendships, not even your parental relationship will span more time than that of your siblings.  Chances are, like me, [...]

What drives a kid to sell-out to a coach or teacher or even their friends, but rebel against their parents?
Kids don’t rebel against authority, they rebel against lack of relationship.
Yup R-E-L-A-T-I-O-N-S-H-I-P is the key to what drives and directs your kids, good and bad.  In fact, I would say there is no more important a factor [...]

My middle daughter Mackenzie will be turning 12 at the end of the month, and we are celebrating her coming into young womanhood with a rite of passage party, and a big challenge.  The expectations are unmistakably high, but I can tell you she is absolutely excited about living up to these qualities already having [...]

I called this the summer of “Running Uphill” for Jordan, our 14 year old girl wunderkid superstar.  I shared with Jordan a picture of a triathlete, who spends more than 90% of their time in training for the goal of running a race of 3 distinct disciplines working together.  The bigger picture was that no [...]

Jordan turned 14 as this summer got started, and is my oldest daughter of 3.  Jordan is extraordinary.  I couldn’t be more proud of this young woman she is becoming.  This summer she set her own goals, after reading the book “DO HARD THINGS”!
While most of her friends couldn’t tell you what they did this [...]

Does your family have a vision?  Sure you’ve probably set goals, core values, and developmental measurables in your business world, but have you thought to do the same for your family?  And why on Earth haven’t you?  Every family will end up somewhere, but very few end up somewhere on purpose.
Our family has this ID, this Vision, this [...]