I have some questions for you today. How much money do you make? How much of that money is discretionary? What do you spend it on? Do you feel you are getting a good return for what you spend? If someone looked at your checkbook/bank statement and how you spend that discretionary money, what would…
DetailsOver the Christmas holidays my wife and I were able to spend some time in Florida with two of our kids and their families. While we live in Colorado, which is one of the greatest places to live in the country, there are times during the winter snows that it is nice to have family…
DetailsNow that may seem like a strange question with an obvious answer of “Yes!” But I’m not sure that it really is. Or perhaps we need to define what “live” means. If it means, do we want our heart to keep beating and our lungs to continue to inhale and exhale, then the answer may…
Details“OK, Barry has lost it this time. I’ve wondered it a few times before, but this time for sure. I mean no one wants to fail. We all want to succeed. So that is where I will put my attention. Why would he even ask such a question?” The famous Olympic figure skating champion Michelle…
DetailsIt was 1989 when Jerry Jones bought the Dallas Cowboys. He came with the determination to make big changes in order to get the team back on track with their historic winning ways. However, some of the transitions were not timed or handled well. Well, actually they were mangled pretty badly. One of those mishandles…
DetailsNow I can imagine that as you read the title you may be thinking, “Well, my spouse has told me that I am stubborn like a donkey before.” But that is not what I am talking about today. A story is told of a farmer’s donkey that fell down into a well. The animal cried…
DetailsFollowing the Dallas Cowboys first Super Bowl when in the 1970s, many expected them to repeat as champions the following year. But they didn’t. While some players came back and worked with the same intensity that next season, others looked at the ring on their finger and were satisfied that they had achieved “the ultimate.”…
DetailsI love music! I enjoy listening to it, I enjoy playing it, and I even enjoy singing it. But what in the world does that have to do with my purpose – unless of course I make my living in the music industry? But music can feed you in ways that can make you feel…
DetailsWe often think of kindness as being nice or pleasant to someone. But I want us to consider kindness as more purposeful today. Ephesians 4:32 says that we are to be “kind and compassionate to one another.” But what does that look like? I recently read a series of stories about individuals who set out…
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