Photo by Ben White on Unsplash Have you ever heard the phrase, “Be careful what you wish for, you just might get it”? It’s often said by people who are unhappy with their lives and long for something different, only to discover that what they wanted didn’t actually satisfy them. Many people treat prayer the same way. Some think of prayer like a genie-in-a-bottle experience as if God is standing by to say “poof,” what do you need? Others adopt a name-it-and-claim-it mentali

As a regular at our local Mexican restaurant , I’ve witnessed plenty of amusing moments. But on a recent visit, one particular scene caught my attention. A little girl, no older than five, burst from the back dining area and hurried toward the bathroom. Judging by her pace, you’d think it was an emergency—but I wasn’t convinced. Her mother followed shortly after to check on her. As she knocked on the door, the entire restaurant overheard the child’s enthusiastic response : “I

This week I was having a conversation with a couple of classmates in a coaching class I am taking. It was a demo where I was being coached while one of my classmates was the coach. The intention is to help us get more comfortable coaching and to apply what we have learned. When we had finished our trial run, the three of us were debriefing how it went. One big realization was that giving voice to an idea to someone outside your spouse gives it more validity. When it is just s