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Life Balance

What’s Your Number? How to Stop Being Stretched Too Thin

by Kim 09.01.2010 Life Balance

With the new school year upon us, life inevitably starts to pick up. Sports, civic groups, music lessons, church activities — everyone distributes their fall schedules and before you know it, the day-to-day is officially busy again. (We hardly knew ye, summer! See ya again in nine months!) This is your chance — right now [...]

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The Magic Word for Better Life Balance

by Kim 07.21.2010 Life Balance

If there’s one thing I’ve learned in the last 10 years of fighting Adultitis, it’s this: there is no silver bullet for staying de-stressed. It’s a daily battle. Last week I was pretty stressed-out. I was overwhelmed, tired, and resentful. Ugh. Blah. Yuck. The reason? I had said “yes” to WAY too much this summer [...]

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The Secret to Getting More Quality Time

by Jason 06.27.2010 Life Balance

A while back I was minding my own business at Barnes & Noble when a book called Drops Like Stars by Rob Bell jumped in my hands and held me hostage for an hour. It is a well-designed work of art peppered with wonderfully engaging thoughts on suffering and creativity and life. One of the [...]

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The Best Gift Ever (and Why It’s So Hard To Give)

by Kim 06.17.2010 Life Balance

What’s the best gift you can give someone? Gold? Gift Certificates? Ghirardelli? The real answer? TIME. Time has really been on my mind lately because it’s such a limited resource. And no one, not even the most acclaimed inventor has figured out a way to create more of it. The other crazy thing about time [...]

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Officially Endangered: Boredom

by Kim 06.01.2010 Delight in the Little Things

When is the last time you were bored? Truly bored? In this age of smart phones and instant messages, boredom has found its way onto the endangered species list. Being bored is not a realistic option in our culture. It doesn’t just happen naturally — not like when we were kids. We are constantly thinking [...]

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5 Musts for a Meaningful Marriage

by Kim 05.27.2010 Life Balance

The other day I received a nice email from a woman who shared, “I was at the conference in Milwaukee last week and really enjoyed your message — thank you! Very positive and I just left thinking…wow, they must have a really fun marriage.” What a nice thing to say and very timely, since we [...]

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Chuck’s Investment (What Would You Do?)

by Kim 05.18.2010 Life Balance

There once was a man named Chuck who had a few years left ’till retirement — the final stretch. The previous forty years of his life had been truly awesome. He felt blessed being the dad to four amazing kids, now all grown. He enjoyed challenging and rewarding work. He took opportunities to coach some [...]

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Speaking Snapshots: Fancy Dinner

by Jason 05.13.2010 Delight in the Little Things

Lots of people have fancy dinnerware. Most of them never actually use it for dining, however. We’re worried that we might chip or break the plates, effectively ruining our sets for good. So we keep them stored safely away in specially made furniture called china cabinets, eternally waiting for a “special occasion.” In this three-minute [...]

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Busyness Is Killing Us (Or Why We Should All Take Up Fishing)

by Jason 04.25.2010 Be Honest

I was talking to a friend the other day who works as a youth minister for a church. I asked him what the biggest issues the teens in his community are dealing with. His answer came quickly. “Drugs,” he said. He detailed the overwhelming prevalence of prescription drugs, and went on to tell me stories [...]

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The Boring Road to Nowhere

by Kim 04.22.2010 Life Balance

Would you consider yourself to be a happy person? I know, I know, happiness is subjective, but if your BFF’s were asked to use three words to describe you, would “happy” (or joyful, lighthearted, carefree) be one of them? I don’t ask the question to make you feel guilty for not smiling more or because [...]

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Is It Time Burn The TV?

by Jason 04.18.2010 Be Honest

Sometimes I envy the people who don’t have televisions. I definitely respect them. Somedays I wish I could be just like them, especially when I listen to the song “Throw It All Away” by one of the best bands ever, Toad the Wet Sprocket: burn your tv in your yard and gather ’round it with [...]

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Life Balance Is A Beach

by Jason 04.11.2010 Life Balance

It’s early in the morning, but the day already promises to be a spectacular one. The sun beams its bright rays through the windows and the fluffy cloud-studded sky is already a perfect shade of blue. Spring break is definitely here, but there’s no break about it. Jenny is rushing around the kitchen trying to [...]

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