Goals put a target out there. Goals give me something to strive for. However, goals on their own will fall short even if you hit them. But if you leverage and capitalize on them to form habits, they are gold. Every year I set about 50 different goals in a number of areas ranging from
Bible
Winning with the 30 Day Shred
What is the 30 Day Shred? I first heard of the 30 Day Shred from our Student Pastor, Darik Kooistra. The idea is to read the entire Bible in 30 days. This idea sparked an interest in me immediately. A few months prior, I had read a book by Loren Cunningham, The Book That Transforms
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Family
VBS
Very Best Summer … Vacation Bible School … I don’t care what it stands for, I’m glad the team cast vision for it and made it happen!I love that we created an environment for kids to worship. I love that we taught kids biblical truth.I love that we have Dream Teamers who love to make
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Family
Reclaim the Dinner Table
Every month my oldest daughter and I go out to eat. It’s one of the things I most look forward to. I had long desired to create some consistency in doing Daddy Daughter time but had often struggled in what was realistic and doable knowing full well that I have two other daughters. I was
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Faith
A Child’s Divorce
I have a friend whose son is going through a divorce. My first thought was to write a few short prayers on what or how to pray during this season. But, can I be honest? I didn’t want to write them. I was gripped with a fear that in some way I might be almost prophetically