My address is changing. My hairstyle just changed—again. My plans have changed. The current eight-week theme at my new church is about change. My dress size just changed (for the better)! My goals have changed. My desires have changed. It’s clearly…
Are You Just Moving, Moving On, or Moving Forward?
Just moving, moving on, and moving forward have one vital element in common: there is movement. Movement means that there is life. And where there is life, there can be hope. And hope provides both motivation and direction for movement.…
Validate Your Valentines
On September 11, 2001, my brother, as part of his normal morning schedule, was at the World Trade Center. I won’t rehash the events of this sad and all-too-familiar day, but I will quickly state that my brother had already…
I Can Love Him, But Can I Like Him?
My friend and spiritual mentor, Tami, once gave me a list of thirty-eight things to look for in a possible mate. Yes, you read that right: thirty-eight. I wrote the list—in quite tiny print, in order to fit it all…
Traveling on Life’s Treadmill
Over the last five weeks, I have walked almost to Chicago—in the dead of winter. By reaching my goal of walking an average of not less than twenty miles a week on the treadmill, I figure that’s right about where…