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  • Having Doubts Is Normal

    Having Doubts Is Normal

    Good morning from Westminster, MD! Do you ever have doubts? If we are honest, I think the answer for the entire human population would be a collective yes. For better or worse, dealing with doubts is a part of life. So, why do we sometimes pretend that it is not? Unfortunately, there is a tendency… Read more

  • Living Is a Choice

    Living Is a Choice

    Good morning from Westminster, MD! Each year around Memorial Day I try to reflect on what I can learn and subsequently write about from this important day. Two years ago, following the death of my grandfather who became a Marine during World War II, I wrote about the opportunity we have to live fully because… Read more

  • Leaning into Releasing Control

    Leaning into Releasing Control

    Good morning from Westminster, MD! In my first post of 2025 titled “Receiving, Not Grasping in 2025“, I shared that my intentional choice entering the New Year was to receive. To say it another way, my vision was, and still is, to live life in a posture of receiving rather than grasping. As someone who… Read more

  • Hope Beyond Easter

    Hope Beyond Easter

    Good morning from Westminster, MD! As of the writing of this post, we are just a few days past Easter. If you happen to be reading this at another point in the year, don’t worry, it will still be relevant. In fact, it may be even more applicable. Why? Stick with me and find out.… Read more

  • What Are They Worth?

    What Are They Worth?

    Good morning from Westminster, MD! Have you ever watched Antique Roadshow? Launched in the 1997, this well-known PBS show invites antique owners to bring in items to be appraised by experts. The backstory of the items vary widely. In some cases, it is an item that has been passed down for generations. In other cases,… Read more

  • The Truest Thing about You

    The Truest Thing about You

    Good morning from Westminster, MD! When I was a kid, I had the chance to spend a lot of time with both of my grandfathers. I have written about their influence on me in the past, including in my book, Hope Realized. They were different in many ways, but they had this in common: they… Read more