I’ve loved to play baseball my whole life. When I was around twelve years old, I wanted to join Little League. My friends were talking about it, but I wasn’t sure how you could get on a team. I found out that the city was holding tryouts and got permission from my...
If you've done any hiking in the Rocky Mountains of Colorado, you soon become familiar with the term "talus" to describe the myriad of midsize rocks that cover the upper elevations. The treeline ends at 11,500 feet and you are quickly greeted by an a talus welcoming...
"The past doesn't define you, it only describes you." When I heard that statement spoken to a group of men, I thought it also applied to those of us on the midlife journey. That's because one of the mountains of midlife is the Mountain of Regrets and Disappointments....
Have you ever heard of the Adventure Grand Slam? It is the ultimate in extreme outdoor events. To accomplish this feat, one must climb the highest mountain on each of the seven continents plus ski to both the North and South Pole. Only forty people have done it. One...
For most of us, the pressures of daily life seem to overflow the empty spaces of our schedules. We work long hours at the office that give way to demands in our personal life. We get up and do it day after day. It can become isolating if we're not careful. At some...
The February 23, 2015 cover of Time magazine showed an image of a baby with the following headline: "This Baby Could Live to be 142 Years Old." With the advancement of medical technology the article was saying that babies born today could live well past 100...
Instead of Mount McKinley or Mount Kilimanjaro, the mountains of midlife could be named Mount Regrets, Mount Marriage, Mount Finance, and Mount Health among others. These loom before us, threatening to block our path. Each represents a unique challenge that confronts...
How frequently do you pray for God's protection and provision in your life? I think there is good biblical support for doing this. But what caught me off guard recently was a comment a friend made about a different kind of prayer he was praying. He asked, "How often...
I received a mailing recently that said, "Baby Boomer Retirement Course: The Rules Have Changed." It went on to talk about the "lost decade" on Wall Street that has affected the financial lives of millions of future retirees. People are wondering whether they will...
One area that seems to trip us up frequently deals with managing our expectations. Or better said, managing our unmet expectations. Without realizing it we have expectations for everything. From less serious things like how long we have to wait in line, how many red...