Tag Archives: Douglas Stewart

What my daughter learned from my wife about shopping

  Me: “Kendall, Do you want to go with me to Target?” Kendall: “Yes!” Me: “Ok, Let’s go.” Kendall: “WAIT! We need coupons!!!” Direct your children onto the right path, and when they are older, they will not leave it Proverbs 22:6

Should I slack off on Friday?

How much you get accomplished on Friday will tell you how committed you are to you own success. It’s easy to slack off on the last day of the week. Everybody does it, right? There is one group that doesn’t slack off on Friday, The winners. Dads: Your family needs you to work hard. Your […]

There will be pain

There will be pain: The pain of change or the pain of staying the same. Change hurts but not as bad as not changing. How do you need to change?

How many speeds do you have?

Kendall (my 2 year old) only has 2 speeds. Sleepy time and play time. If she’s awake, its play time. If she’s asleep, its sleepy time. Pretty simply, huh? I on the other hand, tend to have multiple speeds. Here’s the short list: Work Play Rest Relax Look like in resting when I’m working Look like […]

Why won’t God give me what I want?

When Kendall (my 2 year old) asks for candy for breakfast,I always say no. When I ask God for something that will be bad for me, He ALWAYS says no. When Kendall ask for freedom that she’s not ready for (like crossing the street by herself) I say no. When I ask God for something […]

Free isn’t always better. You get more when you pay more (Sometimes)

I don’t know about you, but I’d always rather pay a little more for a better product. Maybe this is a bad example….

Yep, I got stuck in a kiddie slide…

Recently  I took my daughter to the park. When we arrived there were a number of kids playing and having a good time. Kendall saw an open swing and made a B line for it. It wasn’t long before the park cleared out and it was just the two of us. We had so much […]

What Simon Sinek and God have in common

Simon Sinek is incredibly smart, and obviously, so is God. But that’s not the only thing they have in common. Simon’s TED Talk is unbelievably innovative and at the same time anciently true… Like God. Check it out. I think every Christian should see this talk. What Simon says about the golden circle is a […]

How to not screw up your marriage on your next business trip

When I was a kid I had a little league coach who would tell me, “just don’t screw up”, just before he put me in the game. Guess what I did every time? Yep, I screwed up. I found out the hard way (through parents and peers booing) that where you focus is where you […]

Happy New Year!

May the best of your todays be the worst of your tomorrows! Wishing you a prosperous, healthy and exciting 2014!