influences

  • Loud Budgets?

    “We are thinking of renting a house boat for a week in the summer. You guys could come…”. She paused and waited for a response. I was looking at her, took a few seconds before responding, “mmm that’s not in our budget.” “Oh come on, with three families together, it’s…

  • Be a Friend

    We all know we aren’t supposed to compare ourselves to others. Something I have observed though, is when people I know have hundreds of Instagram friends / followers. It is something I don’t really understand. And when I say I don’t understand, I really mean that. Who follows who? Do…

  • Leaf and Nickel

    “Look at me.” It was quiet, soft and just the most subtle command. A firm statement. Don’t think, don’t question it, just listen. As I stepped, I looked down and back. The leaf was just lying there, but because I looked down at it, I saw the nickel. I would…

  • Mentoring

    I had my computer open with a video ready to play. “13 minutes?!” My 15 year old son said in protest. “What else do you have to do right now? Do you have somewhere to be?” I asked. “And you would watch Tiktok for 3 hours if we let you,”…