Legacy building is uniquely personal to each of us. We all have different moments in our history that make us into who we are. When we try to be someone else, we fail. But when we take the legacy that others have given us, and we develop it into our own, our story and life shine brighter. Our impact on others grows and God is honored by us fully growing into who we are meant to be.
That’s what happened for me at a very unexpected time and age over forty years ago.
Read MoreOur lives are a journey and an opportunity to reveal our passion and allow us to serve others well. Hear from the heart of our filmmaker, Bryce Alan Flurie, co-owner of Red Dirt Recollective, who chose to find his passion through documentary storytelling. Rescuing family stories.
Read MoreNineteen years ago on September 11, 2001, I woke up for my first day of work at a new job and headed out the door with my 4 year old and 1 ½ year old in tow. Little did I know how the day would unfold. Where were you? It seems we all remember.
Read MoreDid you ever do something incredibly stupid? I did. In fact, I did it this past month. I gave you the silent treatment. It wasn’t intentional. I love communicating with you and sharing about how our legacy intersects with our faith and our family. But this month something downright revolting happened which stopped me in my tracks.
Read MoreHave you been able to really celebrate this summer? Finding time with family and friends to gather, although it might look a little different? We have. Three weeks in a row, we have celebrations - a birthday, our anniversary, and a graduation party. The birthday celebration was small, the anniversary spent at home, and the graduation party runs with family and friends coming in small groups to celebrate.
Read MoreI am usually late to the party on trends and new media. I don’t often watch the news, keep up with politics, or check best seller lists. It’s not that I don’t care, but I am prone to let those become a time vacuum, which takes away from the things that are most important to me. Knowing that, it makes perfect sense that I didn’t know about the book, The Road Back To You, until 3 years after it was published. I heard the author, Ian Morgan Cron, speak one time about the enneagram. That combined with my love of personality tests had me analyzing…
Read MoreAre you on good terms with your phone? You are in a relationship with it. It used to be a device to communicate with someone you couldn’t see. Now, we rely on it for everything. We often allow that small device in our pocket to have power over us. It can interrupt every conversation, distract us from our family, and waste hours, or it can enhance everything we do. We can find our way to a new restaurant, listen to our favorite podcast, or call our parents just to catch up.
But we have to choose everyday, each hour and minute if our phone will distract us from life or allow us to live it better.
Read MoreThis week I’m a squatter. Not the illegal kind. I didn’t steal a space and claim it to be my own. But I am settling in and living in a space that doesn’t belong to me.
Yesterday, it felt like I was visiting. Today, it feels like home. All the idiosyncrasies are familiar - handleless doors, narrow stairs, and uneven ceilings. The home is old. Very old.
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