Every Thursday I feature a “throwback” post from my blog archive. The goal is to take a look back and discover new lessons or new opportunities to grow. This week, we’’ll look back at one of my favorite throwback posts, “Mums the Word.” You can view the original post here. For today, here’s a quick recap and…

My family loves road trips. More accurately we love vacations and often driving with four people makes the most sense. On our last trip, we drove to Charleston, SC to celebrate my wife’s grandmother’s 100th birthday, then to Disney World in Florida, and then back home to Nebraska. The trip was amazing, and we got…

A few days ago I was thinking, I have been writing in some form or fashion for a long time. Many of my posts from this blog and past blogs have been buried under years of content. Some of them should probably stay there! But there are others that really helped me to process challenges…

Quite a few years ago for Christmas, my grandmother gave me a a Coke can that was actually a bank. There was a pair of boxer shorts inside but we don’t need to talk about that. To this day, that Coke can bank sits on my dresser and collects spare change. At the end of…

If you’ve read my bio or know me at all, you know that I have what my wife would describe as an “unhealthy obsession with sneakers.” I would call it a deep appreciation but I digress. It occurred to me the other day though that she may be on to something.  A few days ago,…

Have you ever had a crazy idea? Easy right? Of course you have. I remember a time when I was probably 10 years old a few of my friends and I wanted to start a business. Well, we actually wanted to have money and since we were too young to get actual jobs, starting a…

It’s been a rough few days. I recently found out I have shingles. If you had them, you feel my pain. If you haven’t… awesome. I love that for you. While I think I am finally on the mend from the actual virus, the lingering effects have become… disruptive. I am only able to sleep…

Have you ever had one of those moments where you find out something you held as fact was actually not true at all? For example, many of us grew up believing that goldfish only have a three-second memory. Even the popular show Ted Lasso perpetuates this belief. However, according to this article from Reader’s Digest,…