All of My Thoughts and Articles
What to Do When a Decision Isn’t Clear: 5 Helpful Tips
Awhile back, my wife and I were having a tough time related to a decision we needed to make. It was a big decision that would impact our family, and we didn’t know what to ...
Grant Opportunity on Intellectual Humility
This is more of an announcement than a traditional blog post, but I wanted to let you know about a grant opportunity my colleagues and I are organizing on intellectual humility. Here are the details: ...
Put Kids in a Position to Succeed
I was hanging out with some friends not too long ago, and their kiddo was having a tough time. Her behavior was deteriorating, she was having a temper tantrum, and she couldn’t be redirected. Her ...
Claim the Superpower of Curiosity
If you have spent much time hanging out with a 3-year-old, you know that one word comes out of their mouth more often than any other word: WHY? I remember spending a week camping with ...
What is Love?
Love is perhaps the most important thing we desire, but we also tend to get confused about it. One of the things that is confusing about love is we don’t always have a good definition ...
You Are Loved
Each fall, my wife's non-profit organization hosts the Replanted Conference, which is an event designed to support adoptive and foster families. (It is awesome--if you are interested in going, click here for more information. It's ...
Focus on Real Life Most of the Time
A couple years ago, I started playing this game on the computer, and it was addicting. I remember one weekend, I spent a few hours on the computer without even thinking about it. Have you ...
It’s All About Trust
I remember a few summers ago, I visited some friends who lived in Western Michigan. One day, we went out to spend the day at the beach. One of the friends brought their dog, and ...
Don’t Confuse “No Progress” with “Slow Progress”
One of the biggest mistakes I see people make when trying to change something in their life is to confuse "no progress" with "slow progress". Here’s what I mean: Changing anything is difficult, whether it ...
