What My 17-Year-Old Has Taught Me So Far… Having worked with many kids over the years, one truth stands out clearly: children are always honest, pure of heart, and deeply aware of what they want. I saw this firsthand with my now 17-year-old son. Twelve years ago,…
I didn’t think I took it for granted. But, now I’m seeing that I did. I grew up in the 70s & 80s. Looking back, my parents had my younger brother and I under training at all times. They taught us everything. They taught us how to act,…
My mom turned 80 years young this past September. Three weeks ago, she had her second knee replacement surgery in the last five years. She is currently participating in physical therapy activities each day at home and three times a week at the hospital. There are parts of…
Have you ever stopped and noticed how you are breathing? Have you ever been hit by life and felt like you could not breathe? Have you ever taken the time to take deep, cleansing breaths when you are in a situation that is causing you stress, worry, doubt,…
Author: Chris T. My Last Two Weeks…. The garage door wouldn’t close. My wife was in Puerto Rico. I was in Minnesota. The air temperature was -20. My kids didn’t follow directions. I had to walk the dog…three times a day. A student of mine got sick in…
We’re three weeks into 2025. How’s your goal for the new year going? My wife and I have multiple goals this year. One, near the top of our list, is to get out of debt. We have talked about this goal for a few years now. Unfortunately, we’re…
Our collective goal as a married couple for 2024 was to go live with our website and to actively start posting. We wanted this to happen in February, but that’s not quite how it turned out. The website was finally birthed on November 2nd, 2024. It took nine…
Last week, Chris shared with us God is not my Medicine💊; God is my Healer. If you didn’t get a chance to read it, make sure you check it out. This week I wanted to stay in that same space about healing. Chris mentioned that I had dealt…
Twenty years ago, when I first started attending Sunday service at Cori’s church – and before we were married – I was surprised each week by the number of people in church who got emotional and the number who asked for prayer. To be honest, I became a…
Chris. For those of you who are new to our blog, Chris is my husband, best friend, travel companion, life coach, co-pilot in raising kids, and partner in stepping out on faith. My list could go on. Today, I want to be intentional about taking the time and…