The summer after my freshman year in high school, I met a guy from a different school while on a Young Life trip to Canada. We enjoyed each other’s company and I loved how he made me feel. When we got back from the trip, he taught tennis lessons at our neighborhood swim club every…
As I was driving into work one morning this past winter, I realized something: I don’t take pictures of the sorrowful parts of my life. Instead, I only take pictures of happy moments. I think this must be true for everyone. Spend 5 minutes looking through Instagram, your digital camera archive, or a regular photo…
There you are again. You’ve found yourself in the same circle of female friends, and the conversation has turned to the same topic it always does when this particular group gets together: “He left the kids’ bath towels on the floor again.” “Yep. Happens in my house all the time. I just can’t get him…
Guilt is a stingy emotion. It will not release us from something we have done if we have caused harm to come to someone else. There is guilt in us all, which also means that it is present in all relationships. One thing of note, guilt and shame are very similar emotions. The big difference…
“I can fix that,” Ted states. This four-word phrase—stolen from the 2003 film, Holes—is a staple at our house. Much like Texas Pete’s hot sauce and duct tape, Ted keeps it handy. It’s a mantra he’s made his own. And who benefits from it the most? Well, aside from his very fortunate employer, that would…
