What We Hide Behind

We know. I mean, we really know. We’ve read it—articles, threads, comment sections that somehow turn into debates about everything and nothing.Books stacked on nightstands.Blogs bookmarked for “later.” We’ve heard it—podcasts in the car,sermons on Sunday,voices through speakers telling us what matters, what works, what’s next. We know. We know.We know. And there’s this strange comfort in […]

5 Reasons I’m Not In a Hurry for Spring

A few days ago I heard someone say, “I can’t wait for winter to be over.” Then another person chimed in, “I am so ready for spring.” And before long it turned into one of those conversations where everyone starts dreaming about sunshine, flowers, and sitting outside again. Meanwhile, I’m standing there thinking,“Am I the only person […]

A HAUNTING Question from the past.

“Tonight is my daughter’s first high school band concert. I’m not even sure why I am writing about this.” That’s the sentence. That’s all there was. One line, sitting there like a front door that was never opened. I found it today. In a sea of unfinished blog drafts. Waiting. Patient. Quiet. Haunting. Now – […]

Secrets

There’s a window. Not the kind you open to let air in,but the kind you stare through. It’s the pane that holds what you know about yourselfbut hope no one else ever sees. Thoughts you edit.Emotions you mute.Stories you retell—minus the messy parts. Secrets. And here’s the paradox:we work so hard to hide them,but they’re […]

Distractions

I’m currently reading a book called Shot Ready by Stephen Curry. Yes, it’s a basketball book.Yes, I’m not an athlete.Yes, it’s outside my wheelhouse—and that’s exactly the point. Steph isn’t just a generational shooter; he’s a leader—on the court and off it. And when I want to grow as a leader, I’m always curious about what makes other […]

Tick Tock

Tick Tock. Tick Tock.Tick Tock. Tick Tock.Tick Tock. Tick Tock.Tick Tock. Tick Tock. Time passes so slowly when we’re young. We don’t realize it then. Christmas feels forever away. Birthdays take ages to arrive. School years drag on, vacations seem impossibly distant, and everything ahead of us feels stretched out, unhurried. Days are long. Years […]