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Focus and Fitness

 I’ve been thinking a lot about focus recently. And I’m starting to believe two things about it. Focus costs something Focus brings consistency To illustrate this, let me share a story of when I severely lacked focus. Lacking Focus, Lacking Consistency One year ago, right before my 3rd daughter was born, my family was drowning in activity. At the time,

Puddleglum: The Smell of Burnt Marsh-wiggle

Stories of heroes, battles, and risk-takers inspire us. This is one of the reasons in my weekly newsletter I share a story of strength every week… hearing a story of someone’s feat of strength and courage helps us get off the couch and get into action. This week’s story is about a character who bravely takes action when his friends

For the Joy That Was Set Before Him

Stories of heroes, battles, and risk-takers inspire us. This is one of the reasons in my weekly newsletter I share a story of strength every week… hearing a story of someone’s feat of strength and courage helps us get off the couch and get into action. This week’s story is one that is well-known to Christians… we remember it especially

3 Lessons from Pittencream, the Flaky Narnian Sailor

Stories of heroes, battles, and risk-takers inspire us. This is one of the reasons in my weekly newsletter I share a story of strength every week… hearing a story of someone’s feat of strength and courage helps us get off the couch and get into action. This week’s story is about the tension we all feel to drift to cowardice

Ferdinand Magellan: The Circumnavigator

Stories of heroes, battles, and risk-takers inspire us. This is one of the reasons in my weekly newsletter I share a story of strength every week… hearing a story of someone’s feat of strength and courage helps us get off the couch and get into action. This week’s story is about Ferdinand Magellan, the first explorer to circumnavigate the world.

The First Feet To Summit Mount Everest

Stories of heroes, battles, and risk-takers inspire us. This is one of the reasons in my weekly newsletter I share a story of strength every week… hearing a story of someone’s feat of strength and courage helps us get off the couch and get into action. This week’s story is about the first successful summit of Mount Everest.  Over the

The Heroic and Unnamed Father from the Swiss Family Robinson

Stories of heroes, battles, and risk-takers inspire us. This is one of the reasons in my weekly newsletter I share a story of strength every week… hearing a story of someone’s feat of strength and courage helps us get off the couch and get into action. This week’s story is about the strength and courage of a father who has

Robert Maynard: Blackbeard’s Bounty Hunter

Stories of heroes, battles, and risk-takers inspire us. This is one of the reasons in my weekly newsletter I share a story of strength every week… hearing a story of someone’s feat of strength and courage helps us get off the couch and get into action. This week’s story features a man who received an assignment that would have made

Reepicheep: Bravery at the Dark Island

Stories of heroes, battles, and risk-takers inspire us. This is one of the reasons in my weekly newsletter I share a story of strength every week… hearing a story of someone’s feat of strength and courage helps us get off the couch and get into action. This week’s story is about one of the most consistently brave characters in C.S.