Monday Motivation Blog

Sometimes moving forward means loosening our grip on what was. Eleven years ago, I stood in a swimming pool with my arms stretched toward my three-year-old daughter. Grace was learning to swim. She stood on the edge of the…

You don’t need perfect circumstances to make the most of the moment. With summer winding down and our two oldest boys preparing to leave for college, I could feel the familiar pull of time. The family dinners, random conversations…

The greatest miracle isn’t the view from the mountain; it’s the beauty where you already are. The first time I saw the Rocky Mountains, my dad looked over at me and asked, “What do you think?” We were standing…

The simplest words can lift burdens you’ll never see. Somewhere between their first steps, the first day of kindergarten, and their first drive, we parents begin to realize something: The chapter of raising our children is slowly coming to…

Sometimes the greatest gifts aren’t what survive the fire, but rather what the fire reveals. There’s a part of our family’s story I’ve never shared before. Most people know about the fire in 1987. The gasoline explosion that nearly…

An old song, a Lincoln Town Car, and my grandfather’s lesson on making the most of the time we’re given. Looking at this old photo of my Grandpa Bob and me, I don’t remember anything about the day it…

Sometimes the most powerful stories are the ones no one is talking about. They’ll never make the news. The most joyful, most faithful, most humble people rarely do. Instead, the headlines seem to celebrate the loudest voices, the biggest…

In times of sorrow, you don’t need the perfect words. Your presence is what matters. Last week, I attended funerals for two men. Two young wives grieving. Two families shattered by losses neither imagined possible. And amid profound sadness,…