April 5, 2026 | Uncategorized

Building a New Foundation

I want to share something with you, and I truly hope it doesn’t come across as bragging. That is not my intention at all. I’m simply so incredibly grateful for how I feel right now that I can’t help but share it. This morning I walked around my yard — nothing dramatic, just a couple hundred feet — then came inside and played the piano for about ten ...

March 18, 2026 | Uncategorized

My Mother’s Example

One of the greatest lessons of my life came from my mother. Almost three decades ago, I encouraged her to join the YMCA, and what she did afterward left a lasting impression on me. For nearly twenty years, she woke up at 5:30 every morning, five days a week, to go exercise. It didn’t matter if it was cold, dark, or inconvenient—she simply got up an ...