What do I feel? Hungry. A tinge of tired, but mostly hungry. Hungry for what’s next. Hungry for what’s ahead. Hungry for dinner. And here’s what’s wrong with that… Hungry is a double-edged sword. GOOD HUNGRY Here’s the good hungry: When you’re hungry and you know a meal is coming. It’s Thanksgiving morning, and youContinue reading “Good Hungry, Bad Hungry, and Relationally Hungry”
Category Archives: Significant Life Happenings
Tearing Down the Facades
We aren’t pretending any more. It ain’t pretty. I am dealing with the shitshow that my life has become. I don’t like using that word, but it feels like the most fitting word for the time. Is It Really a Shitshow, Omer? You tell me… For context, I’ve already experienced the basement flood and threatenContinue reading “Tearing Down the Facades”
Don’t Trust Everything You See
It’s a lie. You can’t believe everything you see. You know this; I know this. Sometimes, we just need a reminder. Case 1: People with Lamborghinis The other day I posted a picture of me with a Lamborghini. All I said was, “Mid-life crisis. It’s official!” I posted it as a joke, as a mockery ofContinue reading “Don’t Trust Everything You See”
When You Don’t Hit Goals
This was the background on my phone for the last two months of 2025: “Last [expletive] lap of the year. Run it hard. Two months. That’s all that’s left. Sixty days that’ll decide whether this year was growth or just another blur. This isn’t the time to slow down; it’s the time to lock in.Continue reading “When You Don’t Hit Goals”
Thank You God for 2025
A baby became a toddler, learning how to talk, how to jump, how to ice skate, and how to snowboard. A boy was offered a spot on two separate hockey teams after a week of grueling tryouts. He sharpened his skills in multiple summer camps and he’s now playing at a whole new level. AContinue reading “Thank You God for 2025”
The Quiet Week
Between Christmas and New Years sits a beautiful 7-day period. (If you want to get technical, it just depends on what day you include in your counting. The point isn’t the math here.) During this period of time, many businesses are still open. Many people still report to work. But, many businesses also run skeletonContinue reading “The Quiet Week”
A Nod to Goats
I saw a post saying that it’s been 28 years since Kobe and MJ faced off for their first game. MJ was a dominant force at that time. It was 1997. Remember the streak? 1991, 92, 93 NBA championships. Leaves for 1+ year to play baseball. Comes back and wins championships in 96, 97, 98.Continue reading “A Nod to Goats”
Happy Thanksgiving
Two words. Happy. Let that sit with you. Sit with happiness. Sit in happiness. Then that other word. It’s actually a compound word: Thanks Giving You give thanks. If you’re giving it, it implies you’re giving it to someone. Or Someone. Today, I’m… Giving Thanks for… Happy. What a great day it has been! TheContinue reading “Happy Thanksgiving”
Making Old Things New
Old you vs. current you. Along the road of life, you pick up frameworks that are helpful for a time, but then they aren’t helpful anymore. You pick up beliefs that are helpful for a time, but then they aren’t helpful anymore. You pick up behaviors that are helpful for a time, but then theyContinue reading “Making Old Things New”
Wrong Turns, Wrong Exits
Have you ever taken a wrong turn in town? What’s the setback? 5-10 minutes? It can be the difference between being on-time for an appointment vs. being late. Ever taken a wrong exit on the interstate? What’s the setback? 15-20 minutes? On a long trip, you probably have a buffer of time so you mightContinue reading “Wrong Turns, Wrong Exits”
Pregnancy – The Emotional Rollercoaster for Men and Women
As a dad of four kids, I’m qualified to write this one. Although let me be clear, I am not qualified to give birth or deliver a child. I’m simply telling you from a husband’s perspective, with input from my wife, as to what the emotional rollercoaster of pregnancy looks like for the two ofContinue reading “Pregnancy – The Emotional Rollercoaster for Men and Women”
2021 Recap
***LONG POST ALERT BUT WORTH THE READ***Laughing as I look at this memory (picture above) because it was borderline prophetic. Eight years ago, I found myself on Donald Miller‘s website as an advertisement. He was running Storyline Conferences (before StoryBrand was a thing for businesses), and I was a wandering, aimless, millennial. I had aContinue reading “2021 Recap”