This has been an “overtime” weekend in the sports world at my house at least.. We witnessed the first overtime in Super Bowl history, yesterday. On Saturday, my local favorite college men’s basketball team, rallied from a 15 point deficit to beat the number 3 rated team in the country on it’s own turf. Sweet […]
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Are You a Passenger or and Inhabiter? Recently my son and I went to see the movie “Passenger”. I enjoyed it very much, but decided to read what the critics had to say after the fact. The reviews were all over the place, however the professional reviewers were not kind, saying that the characters and […]
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2016 was the year of the move for our family and extended family. After 23 years and 5 kids off to live their adult lives we made the move from our 5 bedroom, two story, to a walk-out ranch with just enough space for us as empty nesters and accommodations for larger family gatherings when […]
Read moreFor better or worse, I raised my kids reading Dr. Seuss. We would read and reread the fun rhymes and laugh at the pictures. We read some books so many times that I can still recite the lines from many of the pages: “…You ought to be thankful a whole heaping lot for the places […]
Read moreOne of the reoccurring topics in counseling and coaching is a person’s desire to be healthier. This means different kinds of healthy to different people, “I just want to eat right to be healthy” or “I want to start exercising so I feel better about myself” or “I know if I do my daily prayer […]
Read moreMany moons ago (about 30 years to be exact) I lived near the Mississippi River. Having grown up in the middle of Iowa in a non-boating family I had **zero** experience with the sport of water skiing. Many of my new friends spent their weekends on the river, boating and water skiing and such. Never […]
Read moreA couple years ago we were vacationing on the Big Island of Hawaii with two of our best friend couples. We always stay on the west or dry side of the island where it’s sunny and warm and good for snorkeling and soaking up the sun. But this particular day, we decided to take a […]
Read moreIt’s the first summer-like day of spring. I’m looking at an open lot about an outfielder’s throw from my window. There’s a tall grove of oak trees shaking off winter’s skin. Three weeks ago, they looked like straggly kids stretching skinny arms to the cold. Today, you couldn’t tell they were the same trees, busting […]
Read moreLife Changes Counseling is excited to announce – we are experiencing life change! It’s with great pleasure that I welcome Teri Frana to our Practice as a Certified Biblical Life Coach. Teri has been a friend and ministry partner of mine for over 12 years. She is highly skilled and passionate about helping others discover […]
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In 1990, I became a single parent to my son and daughter, who were ages 8 and 5, at the time. Thus began the tough journey of merging work, children, child care, visitation and many other issues into our lives. It was much more difficult than I could have imagined. In 1993, I was married […]
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