7 Keys to Our Transition to a One-Income Household

I recently published an article on the unique and often-unspoken benefits of working from home. One reader commented on the struggles of having kids at home, and I realized I failed to mention that I have three small children at home as well, aged 7, 4, and 8ish months. It gets loud around here, is […]

I’m Not Good, But I’m Trying To Be Better

A couple years ago, my wife and I were standing outside of a bar in a small town over half an hour away from our house. It was a Saturday afternoon in late 2018. We were waiting with my mother-in-law at the curb for my father-in-law to bring the van around to pick her up. […]

7 Ways I’m Taking Control of My Social Media Urge

It’s almost scary how much social media has changed the way we behave. When I’m out and about, my brain thinks about funny sights as whether or not they are shareable. When something witty comes to mind, I want to craft a post around it and get it on Facebook. You might think I’m chasing […]

How I Use Todoist: My End of Day Review

This is part of a new ongoing series I will be writing about how I use the Todoist app to manage my tasks. To see all the Todoist posts, just click here. Peace of mind is absolutely essential to me. I am a pretty level-headed guy, but if I feel like things are piling up […]

Make do with what you have, where you are.

I love – love – hanging Christmas lights on a house. When I was a young adult, my mom tasked me with handling the lights situation on our house for a few years. I dreamed big, trying to top myself every year. We lived in a one-story ranch home. There was a short peak on […]

If you have access to a toilet, you can live with gratitude today.

If you can read this right now, there is so much to be thankful for. I have always been fascinated with World War II. The mere idea that there was this brutal evil in the world, and a massive coalition of human beings united to stop it – successfully – by sacrificing everything they could? […]

The “I don’t have time” Lie

I want to do Morning Pages. I’ve read about them endlessly. Given my view of personal writing as a very effective form of therapy, Morning Pages should be right up my alley. One of the reasons I moved to a Pixelbook was so that I could write them by hand on my tablet without having […]

You’re Rich and You Don’t Even Know It

I never imagined I could sing by myself in front of a crowd of hundreds while controlling a crabby child in my arms. But last Sunday, I did that. My wife and I sing in the praise band at our church once a month. We have for the last couple years, and it’s been a […]

I wanted a Pixelbook, so I bought a pocket notebook (wait, what?)

Late last year, I switched from my MacBook Air to a Chromebook. I’ve long been a fan of the Chromebook, and the platform is just a perfect fit for almost all of my needs. The Chrome OS operating system has grown by leaps and bounds. With the integration of touchscreens, convertible devices (that switch from […]

Up at 5:30am, and Leaning into the Pain

My mom likes to tell this story. My extended family was pretty close growing up. I was close with most of my cousins. Every month or so, we’d all get together to celebrate birthdays and holidays. I have three brothers, so we hosted these parties often. Most (normal) kids, when having the opportunity to hang […]