Valentine’s, Chocolate, and Affirmation

Our family’s Valentine’s Day tradition of chocolate fondue and affirmation.

Why We Need to Live Intentionally in 2010 More Than Ever

The world we live in is rapidly changing. We have more choices than ever before. We have more options for how we spend our time, how we spend our money, the media we consume, and the people we interact with. We are also more connected than ever before through Facebook, Twitter, text messaging, and smart phones.

In many ways, these are good developments.

But they can also make it very difficult to live the kind of life we want to live. A life that’s productive. A life full of rich relationships and experiences.

Does the Santa Myth Cast a Shadow on the Real Christmas Story for Kids?

My kids are 8, 6, and 2 years old. All 3 of them still believe in Santa. Although, last week Ainsley, my 8 year old, wrote a letter to Santa which reads like a Guantanamo interrogation:

More conflict, please

Today we’re discussing Chapter 12 in the Flickering Pixels group blog project. I feel personally challenged to speak my mind, and be more forthright with people, even if it means risking conflict.

Do you want to know the future?

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Sunday I had the remarkable opportunity to be on the front lines where physical, emotional, relational, and spiritual battles are taking place.  Our worship services were on the topic of healing and at the end of each service our pastor invited people to come forward for prayer with the spiritual leaders of the church.  For [...]

Giving Birth with 213 Friends in the Delivery Room

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Yesterday my brother, Kurt, and his wife, Melissa, gave birth to a beautify baby girl, Kaylee Marie Steinbrueck – their first. (No, that’s not her in the pic)

While I wasn’t in the delivery room or even at the hospital, I kinda felt like I was and so did their 213 Facebook friends as Kurt and [...]

Investment Strategies for Relationships?

Today’s Leadership Wired eNewsletter includes an article by John Maxwell entitled Investment Strategies for Relationships. In it he says people fall into three broad categories: takers, traders, and investors. But is that the best we can do?

Imagine

Setting goals is important, but what if before setting goals for the new year we start with a blank sheet of paper and… imagine.

Got 1 Minute to Thank Someone Special?

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I don’t usually mention stuff here from my company blog, but I thought this would be worthwhile…

Over at OurChurch.Com we’re inviting people to take 1 minute a day for the next 10 days leading up to Thanksgiving to send an electronic thank you note to someone.  Could be anyone – a parent, a child, a [...]

Sponsoring Children in Haiti

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Sunday my family became the sponsors of two beautiful children in Saint-louis Du Nord, Haiti. Miller, the little boy, is 7, and Luma, the little girl, is 9.

Haiti is the poorest country in the Western Hemisphere. The average income is around $250 per year. 80% of its people live in poverty and [...]