We just got back from another great Thanksgiving get together/trip in Gatlinburg TN with my wife’s extended family. It’s always such a great time!  Getting everyone together and watching all the different generations of family members hang out and reminisce about old times (and new times) is always such a…

“Give thanks in all circumstances; for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.” I Thes 5:18  Gratitude is the key to continued happiness. Feeling down? Think about how much you have to be thankful for! Feeling like you don’t have enough?  Think about all that you DO have! It works for me every…

We got snowed in last week! In the Metro Nashville area we had almost 6 inches of snow over the course of several days.  When we lived in Michigan for several years this wasn’t that big a deal because it happened all the time and the state was prepared for…

For those that know me well, you know that I have a personality that tends to sweat the small stuff.   Like really really small stuff. Like stuff that ends up driving my family and sometimes my co-workers crazy. But recently, as I am reading the book The Magic of…