Drifting Closer?
Wouldn’t it be awesome if people drifted closer rather than apart? I was listening to a Michael Hyatt podcast (“This is Your Life – Episode 3″) recently and he was speaking about how nearly every area...
View ArticleGetting Closer Quicker
People drift apart. It’s easy to drift apart but it can be hard to figure out how to get closer again. There are some friends that it only takes minutes and others that never feel the same. Yet...
View ArticleLittle Things that Change Relationships
I am a whitewater river guide. I love rafting and kayaking. I learned to guide rafts while living in Idaho working with the youth at the Project Patch Youth Ranch and guiding for YD Adventures. The...
View ArticlePodcast Short: Telling The Truth
We are excited to announce a new podcast designed specifically for busy parents. It’s called “Today’s Family Experience” and the goal is to help families connect in a world that is pulling them apart....
View ArticleThe Power of a Three-Second Pause
Three seconds doesn’t seem like too long. Yet, there are certain times that it seems like an eternity. I’ve never ridden a bull, but imagine those 3 to 8 seconds feel like an eternity. Tyler Bradt...
View ArticleGoals that Make Me Wait
The teen boys in the raft had learned how to paddle and seemed ready to show off. It felt like I was playing fetch with a puppy and I sort of was. I threw a big, orange ball into the river way ahead...
View ArticleBlended Families with Shawn Anderson [Podcast]
I’m really excited about this episode of our podcast, “Today’s Family Experience” because it features my first podcast interview. Up to this point I’ve shared short one-minute episodes which captures...
View ArticleParenting Special Needs Kids with Shawn Anderson [Podcast]
Don’t assume that this this episode isn’t for you based on the title. I’m excited to share this episode of, “Today’s Family Experience” but am worried that some of you won’t listen because you may...
View ArticleFear of Failure [Podcast]
Failure and the fear of failure have a way of robbing us and trapping us. This episode of Today’s Family Experience focuses on my experience with failure and how I’ve been finding freedom from the...
View ArticleMy History Limits My Freedom
There are some phrases that I’ve used over and over all the while not really knowing what they meant. I’ve gone through over 40 Christmas seasons and only this year, while leading about 30 5-8 year...
View ArticleGetting Your Marriage Unstuck – An Interview With Dr. Barry Ham
There are few things more lonely than being stuck in a loveless marriage. I meet couples who probably wouldn’t be together if it wasn’t for the kids. Their relationships aren’t abusive and typically...
View ArticleSurviving the Holidays – When Your In-laws Are As Crazy As Your Parents
This is a repost of something I wrote in October 2013. I dusted it off again for this year. Tis the season of hurt feelings, tra-la, la, la, la… I love the holiday season in which I cram too many of...
View ArticleRaising Porn Free Kids with Matt Dobschuetz – Part 1
Pornography isn’t easy to talk about. For several years I’ve been focused on helping parents face the tech invasion of pornography, addicting video games and some threats from social media. I’ve been...
View ArticleRaising Porn Free Kids with Matt Dobschuetz – Part 2
This is the second part of an interview of Matt Dobshuetz, coach and podcaster of the very popular and impactful podcast pornfreeradio.com In the last episode Matt shared his story and what was really...
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