“We all know that parents do not make children but that children make parents … Authentic parenting is one long sacrificial act … parenting reveals the way that sacrifice at once diminishes our life as we knew it … while at the same time revealing to us larger and infinitely more fascinating forms of life … More Children Make the Parent
“I tell you that this man … went home justified before God. For all those who … humble themselves will be exalted.” Luke 18: 14 (New International Version) Exalt means held in high regard. Good when this high regard is by others, problematic when this high regard is about ourselves. In this passage, Jesus is … More Humility
“Keep a close watch on yourself and on the teaching. Persist in this, for by so doing you will save both yourself and your hearers.” 1 Timothy 4:16 (ESV) I suspect most, if not all, of us have heard part of the purpose of education is to help us learn how to think, rather than … More Persist
“Courage is forged in pain, but not in all pain. Pain that is denied or ignored becomes fear or hate.” Brené Brown, Braving the Wilderness I think many of us know the expression, “What doesn’t kill you, makes you stronger.” As Brené Brown offers in Braving the Wilderness, that expression is sometimes, but not always,true. … More Denied Pain
Mayor Elect Bradburn, incoming Council, fellow citizens of Sandy. Sixty seven years ago, President Kennedy in his inaugural address talked about a torch being passed. Today … the torch of governance for nearly 100,000 residents of Utah is to be passed … Let us be mindful that none of us created that torch but we … More Sandy Swearing-In Remarks
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