At six years old, Tom Monaghan watched his mother walk away, leaving him and his brother at a Catholic orphanage in Michigan.
She wasn’t abandoning them. She was trying to survive after their father died. But Tom didn’t know that.
Daily rituals can loosen anxiety’s grip on our lives.
The cardinal by my window knows it.
Every summer morning, cardinals sing a melody before starting the day.
What a great ritual for good mental health!
See how three rituals bring peace to every day.
Continue Reading “3 Daily Rituals That Reduce Anxiety and Restore Peace” This Memorial Day, remember the four military chaplains who sacrificed their lives to save others during World War II.
Their selfless acts saved many from a sinking ship, the Dorchester, in 1943.
More than eighty years later, their actions remind us what human courage can look like when fear and chaos take over.
Their story resonates today because much of the world continues searching for hope and stability.
Continue Reading “Memorial Day: How Four Brave Chaplains Gave Their Lives So Others Could Live” Recently, I spoke at Highland Park Presbyterian Church on how to live through a desert season of life without the desert living inside of you.
Why this subject now? Because lots of folks are stuck in deserts.
A famous king from the 10th century has advice for all of that.
He was a literary, musical, military, and organizational genius.
The king who united Israel into the reputation it has today as a worldwide leading fighting force is David.
But first, he had to survive a long desert season of life.
Desert seasons often magnify our fear.
And David’s advice for thriving without succumbing to desert terrain is golden.
Continue Reading “How to survive the desert without the desert living in you” The beach teaches us simple habits that lead to lasting happiness.
Umbrellas. Pools. Tides. Footprints. Sun. Wind. Water. Sand. Dolphins.
What can the beach teach us about happiness?
Here are three lessons you can carry into everyday life.
