We talked yesterday about seeing strengths. Here are some questions to consider when you are determining your strengths: What do people pick on you for? I know that’s an odd place to start. But because people often pick on people who are different than they are, it can help you see a strength. Think about […]

Time to talk about strengths. The capacities that we have to do things. For example, I find it easy to see the connections between things that no one else sees. Sometimes this gets me in trouble. Sometimes people think I’m merely being silly. But sometimes these connections look like creativity. Sometimes people say “I never […]

(Here’s what I told our son Andrew and Allie (go read that one for the background and the non-vows) during their wedding ceremony two years ago yesterday. Happy anniversary you two. You are doing great. ) Yield is a driving word. It’s the way you talk about how to join the flow of traffic. It’s […]

On Saturday evening, wedding guests enjoyed the 300 cupcakes our daughter Hope made and decorated for her friends Will and Heather. She made the commitment in October. They worked together to identify the seven varieties: six different cakes, seven frostings. All homemade. It was an amazing project. She planned. She persevered. She mixed. She baked. […]