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Necessary Life Skills

January 15, 2012 Okay, so we're in the gloomy time of year. Christmas is past, spring looks far off, statistics say depression is at its highest. But you don't have to be a victim! Every day, a steady stream of good things passes us by, unnoticed and un-savored....

15 January, 2012 /

December 15, 2011 Austin, Texas is a city of amazing diversity and ingenuity! Having just moved here from California six months ago, I'm tremendously enjoying the plethora of variety that can be found here. At a recent holiday dinner at a local restaurant, my son delighted in ordering...

15 December, 2011 /

November 7, 2011 Have you ever felt as stuck as when an 800 pound boulder fell on Aron Ralston’s arm, trapping him against the canyon wall? If you don’t know his story, Aron was out hiking alone in Utah in 2003 when this happened, and after trying...

07 November, 2011 /

September 19, 2011 “Mary treasured up all these things and pondered them in her heart” (Luke 2:19). Do you take time to savor what is good in your life? Do you notice things of beauty as you go through your day? Whether it’s a simple bird on the...

19 September, 2011 /

August 1, 2011 I love the word "weird": Unusual. Unique. Special. Out–of–the–box. "Keep Austin Weird." I've seen this slogan everywhere since moving to Austin,Texas three weeks ago. And "weird" does describe this funky, fun, different place. From its vast creative music scene, to its bohemian South Congress...

01 August, 2011 /

July 11, 2011 Two ginormous exams. Selling a house. Buying a house. Moving to Colorado. Moving to Texas. Selling a book. Writing a book. 2011 has involved too many varied foci. (Don’t you love that word?) But finally, I’m sitting on a bench in a lush Colorado park,...

11 July, 2011 /

June 15, 2011 Clear, bright, pure…the brilliant Colorado skies I’ve seen all summer are calling me to experience something more: clarity, brightness and purity in my body and soul. But these are not the typical words we would use to describe ourselves. So how do we get...

15 June, 2011 /

This is something I try to do at least once a week, and it not only refuels me, it continually resets the template of my mind toward positivity. Without resetting this template, most of our minds are progressively pulled downward, noticing and dwelling on what...

01 April, 2011 /