4 Practices for Kindling Love in Marriage

Last month I lost my mom (you can read her tribute here), and my dad lost the love of his life of over 55 years. My parents were not perfect, nor did they have a perfect marriage. I know that because I know my own life, and we all have struggles and imperfections. One thing... Continue Reading →

Becoming the man of her dreams and the myth of compatibility

We often go into marriage to find the person of our dreams.  A better (and less self-centered) plan for success is to work on myself…to become the man of my wife’s dreams.  That is hard enough, and I still have a long way to go.  A friend just sent me an excerpt from Tim Keller’s... Continue Reading →

She’s Not Just Anybody’s Mom

Mother's Day is a great time to honor our moms.  (Actually, why not do it everyday of the year?!)  Many years ago, I wrote a tribute to my mom and read it to her.  MaturitasCafe has a wonderful and simple descriptive post on writing a tribute. I share here my own tribute.  Happy Mother's Day... Continue Reading →

the Leader Impact-5, (LI-5, v 1.5)

Here is the Leader Impact-5 for this week.  These are my favorite posts on living, loving, leading, learning and leaving a legacy.  Enjoy. Live Well.  The old Simon and Garfunkel song provided a recipe for feeling groovy.  If you are not having fun or feeling groovy lately, check out Tony Schwartz on HBR blog network,... Continue Reading →

the Leader Impact-5, (LI-5, v 1.4)

It is Super Saturday.  That means it is time for the Leader Impact-5: top five posts I read this week on living, loving, leading, learning and leaving a legacy. Live well.  I have always felt guilty about naps.  Though I don’t take them quite like I used to, I have benefitted from an occasional 5... Continue Reading →

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