“Getting out of the box” is not the same thing as “thinking outside of the box.” At least not at Zagrum, a highly successful company with a mysterious initiation meeting for all new employees. Tom Callum soon learns that he has a problem—a problem that he was completely unaware of. But he isn’t alone. “Of [...]

The best Italian food I ever ate was in Mexico. It was during a power outage, a rain storm, and a traffic jam. When the power went out in the restaurant they didn’t kick everyone out. Instead the waiter carried on like it happened every day. Perhaps it did. My friend Ben and I sat [...]

Do you get caught up in your possessions? Do you get mad when your kids break something of yours? Do you get upset when your spouse scratches or dents your car? Does this cause barriers to form in your most important relationships? Crystal at Money Saving Mom has an excellent post that is a great [...]

Time is something you can never get back and nothing makes this clearer then the death of someone you love. For me it is an uncle I haven’t seen since my wedding over 7 years ago. As a child I always thought of him as the fun uncle. He had the best smile and laugh. [...]

I had the opportunity to help a friend who was sick recently and was impressed with her ability to accept my help. It has always been easy for me to jump in and help someone in need, but to accept help has been much more difficult for me. When I was pregnant with my third [...]

I like to be in control—to have a plan all laid out and followed exactly. This at times makes it hard to trust the Lord. With the Lord, I can’t be in control. I have to submit my will and I can’t plan what I don’t understand.  The way I planned out my life is [...]

After a day of driving and fighting the tears that would surface as we drove further from home I walked into our apartment (the place we would now call home) and I have to admit I would of sat down and cried if it wasn’t for the fact I had men showing up to help [...]

I always thought I would be a patient, understanding, and calm mother. And I was … until I had children. For example, a child comes into the room complaining about how unfair life is and rather then showing patience and understanding, I immediately snap at the poor child. Some days I feel that I should [...]

It has taken me a while but I’m starting to learn that whenever I think everything is hunky-dory in the world, I should check with my wife, because it is probably not. That whole Mars and Venus thing – with women speaking a different language than men – my wife tried to explain it to [...]

I’m still reading Stephen R. Covey’s book The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Families and I’m loving every page. This book has talked a lot about loving unconditionally and I wanted to share his list of 5 ways you can show your love. 1. Empathizing: listening with your own heart to another’s heart. 2. Sharing [...]