Another Summer

Another Summer

Summer always seems to arrive carrying memories with it. Even before the temperatures rise, something within us begins remembering. Childhood bicycles leaning against trees. Long evenings outside. Family vacations. Church camps. Baseball games. Fireflies. Open...
Looking Back

Looking Back

There are moments in life when we realize just how quickly the years have moved. A photograph. A song. A familiar scent. A conversation at the kitchen table. Suddenly we are looking back while still trying to understand the present moment. On June 6, Debbie and I...
Feeling Left Behind

Feeling Left Behind

Sometimes the feeling comes before the words. Only later do you realize—this is what it is. In Contentment: What You’re Searching for Is Already Yours, that experience is named in a chapter called “Feeling Left Behind.” You’ve felt it. Watching others move ahead....
Feeling Left Behind

Presence

It’s easy to miss your own life. That’s why, in Contentment: What You’re Searching for Is Already Yours, there is a chapter simply called “Practicing Presence.” Because your life is happening now. Not later. Not when things settle down. Not when everything finally...
Feeling Left Behind

When Life Doesn’t Go As Planned

You don’t need a chapter title to know this feeling. But in Contentment: What You’re Searching for Is Already Yours, there is one—“When Life Doesn’t Go As Planned.” Because you’ve lived it. You’ve made plans. Held onto them. Believed they would unfold a certain way....
Feeling Left Behind

Living With Limits

One of the quiet truths you’ll encounter in Contentment: What You’re Searching for Is Already Yours is found in a chapter called “Living With Limits.” Not a loud chapter. Not a demanding one. But an honest one. We cannot be everything to everyone. We cannot say yes to...