Maybe nothing. When Martin Luther King, Jr. became the voice of the civil rights movement of the 1960’s, do you think he considered whether or not a national holiday would be named after him? Did it matter that 50 years after his infamous I Have a Dream speech we would all honor him? Would he […]
Previously we talked about the gifts we can give. Today we talk about the gift that we can receive. It is the type of gift that we can’t repay. It is the type of gift we can never forget. The type that changes everything. And it is offered to every single person. With no exceptions. To […]
The last 6 weeks of summer was filled with obligations. My favorite was Monday and Thursday nights and watching my two oldest boys play basketball. I couldn’t be more proud of the hard work they put in and the risk they chose to take. But showing up two nights a week, I noticed something about […]
Our lives at times are characterized by crisis. I don’t know what a crisis looks like for you, but for me, it is always ugly. And it never feels good. There is always something lurking around the corner. A friend says something that I take the wrong way. A friend says something I take the […]
We place so much value on fitting in and feeling normal, we go to great lengths to be so. We spend money to fit in. We use certain language to fit in. We pursue hobbies to fit in. We dress to fit in. And it is hard for us to see how ordinary doesn’t always […]
Why all this talk about living better stories? Why do we write and read and try for anything different at all? Because of possibility. The possibility that there is more you can do. The possibility that you have settled for less. The possibility that a better story is not just possible, but doable. Has anyone […]
This article is part 3 in a series on becoming. In case you missed them, be certain to read Part 1: Becoming Summer or Part 2: Don’t stop being you. I want to read more. I want to exercise, at least some. I want to keep the clothes off the floor of my closet. But […]
If you had an extra $5, what could you do with it? …. Not much huh? I probably spend that much on the gas used to get me to work but with nothing left over to buy coffee to keep me awake. Five dollars doesn’t seem to go very far at all anymore. A Risky […]
Love does stuff. And sometimes love runs. Do you remember that school in Northern Uganda I told you about several months ago? Restore Leadership Academy? The one run by Bob Goff and filled with kids that are going to shape the future of Uganda? The one restoring hope to so many that wouldn’t have it […]
This is an article I published today with my friend Allison Vesterfelt. Ally survives the winters of Minnesota by writing, so she’s had plenty of practice. I invite you to visit her blog or follow her on Twitter because she is worth it. In the fall she will be releasing a new book titled Packing […]
