by Chris Maxwell | Oct 18, 2026 | Blog, Book Excerpts
Every family has a history. Some of it is carefully recorded in photographs and boxes tucked away in closets. Some lives in recipes written on cards, stories repeated around tables, sayings that somehow became family language.And some of it lives in us. We carry...
by Chris Maxwell | Oct 12, 2026 | Blog, Book Excerpts
There are days when we look around and see what is missing. The empty chair. The unanswered message. The dream that never happened. The opportunity that passed. The life we imagined but never quite found. We become so aware of what is absent that we forget to notice...
by Chris Maxwell | Jul 16, 2026 | Blog, Book Excerpts
Mid-summer can become an interesting season. For some people it brings vacations and rest. For others it brings exhaustion. Schedules remain full. Temperatures rise. Responsibilities continue. And many people quietly discover they are more emotionally drained than...
by Chris Maxwell | May 19, 2026 | Blog, Book Excerpts
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....
by Chris Maxwell | May 14, 2026 | Blog, Book Excerpts
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...
by Chris Maxwell | May 1, 2026 | Blog, Book Excerpts
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....
