I am writing this from the table of my wonderful friends in Portland. On the airplane this morning the flight attendant was making her way through the cabin before we landed and she asked if there was anything I wanted to get rid of… my thought: always! But not everything. It can be so tempting…

I had the privilege of hearing my friend Mark preach this weekend. As he was speaking my mind began painting a picture. I’m sure I can’t do it justice, but hopefully you will be able to get my drift here. I saw myself standing in a large open area. The ground was dirt and I…

Nothing… Everything? I don’t know. I’m sitting this morning drinking a cup of Starbucks Sumatra, thinking about recovery, and writing to 10 or so of my favorite people (that would be you!). But today my surroundings have changed. I am riding shotgun with a friend who has a meeting out of town so I find…

I taught this past Friday night on expectations. We need to have things that we expect as we move through life and recovery. This blog finds me writing in another state and town, but with the same issues and thoughts I always carry. As I made the long trek through the desert with a trusted…

That is a question that gets tossed around all the time. People frequently say it in lieu of “Hello”. I think that it is probably one of the most misused or misunderstood questions of our time. My guess is that most of the time someone asks me, they really don’t want the answer, they’re just…

I heard the phrase “collection time” this week. The person was referring to the time that they allow themselves to get grounded and focused on the important things in their life. I think that this is a fabulous concept. It seems like a great use of time and a super tool in recovery. The more…

Every Sunday night for the past several and next several weeks we have been participating in Dave Ramsey’s Financial Peace University at our church. It has been quite an experience. It’s like recovery, but for finances. Even the ups and downs of emotion are just the same! As we began we got all excited about…

What?!? Yes, I am talking about hockey. Humor me for a few sentences and I’ll do my best to connect the dots. So this year the Kings’ #1 goalie went down with a knee injury. His back-up went down as well, meaning that a minor league goalie was brought up at the last minute. Peter…

First of all: thank you all for reading last week’s posting, it was numerically our best post to date and I really appreciate seeing the comments from those who read it. Since so many did read it, it should come as no surprise that last week was a bit of a storm. This morning finds…

Sometimes I make life more complicated than it needs to be, and by sometimes I mean almost always! If you are a loyal reader of this blog (there are literally a few of you who are!) you may have picked up on a pattern of thought over the past several weeks. My life has felt…