Who are you? Who were you taught to be? What kind of a person do you want to be, and what do you need to believe to live a life worth living? These questions take time and energy to answer. No one else can answer these questions for you. However, the analogy in this book is a tool to help you find the answers for yourself. Adjusting my rudder In 2008, I had a spiritual awakening. Overwhelmed with homeschooling my son, I knew something needed to change, but I had no idea where to start. One day on my way out for a walk, IRead More →

This post is part of my cornerstone content, written years ago, updated for today, and still inspiring wisdom and deep understanding. Back a few years ago I was inspired by watching my son, Garrett, play a video game. (Pretty amazing, right?!) It’s an online game called Rune-scape in which players have to collect valuables, mine precious metals, meet characters, and kill zombies to move up to the next level. While all valuables, metals, and people will give you gold coins, killing zombies does not. Looking over his shoulder one afternoon, I asked my son what he got by killing the zombies, and he told me,Read More →

This post is part of my cornerstone content, written years ago, updated today, inspiring wisdom and deep understanding. For the past 20 years, right after Thanksgiving, I have started making about 50 eight-ounce boxes of English toffee and peanut brittle to send to family and friends. Using fresh ingredients and sticking to a well-practiced process, I sing along to Christmas music while standing in front of the oven and stirring for hours. The most important ingredient I add is love. Yes, that’s right, I stir in love. I know it sounds corny, but it’s true! The English Toffee takes 15 minutes of constant stirring and mustRead More →