Reflecting on Our Adoption Journey

On January 16, 2006,  our family grew through the miracle of adoption. I was reflecting on our journey today as I archived our blog posts and essays from our two weeks in China.Our recently-enlarged family. January 2006. In a few minutes, we would board the van for...

Four Powerful Movie Graduation Scenes

My son, Michael graduates from high school this year. The graduation festivities begin to fall like dominoes beginning tonight. As I’ve thought about graduation, these movies have come to mind.Mr. Holland’s Opus[Amazon]There are graduation scenes at the...

What Winnie the Pooh Taught Me About My Faith

I like Winnie the Pooh. I enjoyed getting to know Pooh, Tigger, Christopher, and the rest of the gang through the eyes of my children. A. A. Milne’s wisdom rings through the simple words of a honey-starved bear. Pastor and author Scotty Smith [Twitter |...

Three Thoughts on Procrastination

Waste time with me for the next 90 seconds to watch this video. You’ll be glad you did. If you’ve waited till today to do your taxes, take a break from the numbers swimming in front of your eyes and read this article from Time.If you’re a writer, you...

Can Procrastination Be Good for You?

James Altucher writing for Techcrunch.com believes there are five great things about procrastination. His second point is “listen.”Listen. Your procrastination is telling you something. Maybe the idea you were working on is bad. I started a software...