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Getting Archaeological on Myself Via my Bookshelves
Two Sundays ago, I went to a new class at church. It was just after the tornadoes ripped through Alabama and Georgia, and one of the members made an appeal on behalf of his best friend who pastors a church … Continue reading
Posted in Milestones, Miscellaneous, Personal Growth
Tagged Books, Family, growing pains, Learning, Life, Parenting, Simplicity, toddlers
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Focus
I laughed out load reading this post over at Jon Acuff’s ‘Stuff Christians Like’. Growing up in church–youth group, college ministry, work in urban missions, seminary, a stint as a youth pastor–there’s not much on that blog that I can’t identify … Continue reading
Posted in Personal Growth
Tagged Dad, Family, Fast, Lent, Margin, Marriage, Productivity, Simplicity, Time Management
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What To Do With Margin (Take 2)
My last post really short-changed my possibilities if I had more margin. The post was supposed to answer the question ‘What would I do if I had more margin (time, money, better health, less general clutter)?’ I threw out that … Continue reading
Posted in Faith, Family, Personal Growth
Tagged James Taylor, Margin, Music, Parenting, Pooh, Productivity, Simplicity, Thankfulness, toddlers, Vacation
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The Morning Run
I’m a little slow on the uptake with my exercise regimen. I’m not nearly as consistent as I need to be. Part of this is due to sluggish discipline. Part of it is because of current family time constraints. The … Continue reading
Posted in Personal Growth
Tagged Exercise, Productivity, Running, Simplicity, Time Management, weight loss
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What is Your Plan B? (Or Keeping Your Disciplines with Toddlers in the House)
I treasure my early morning time. I love being up and having the house to myself. I shower, do my morning chores, exercise, eat breakfast, spend time in the Bible, journal, think through the day. 5:00-5:15 has been my wake … Continue reading
Posted in Family, Personal Growth
Tagged Disciplines, Exercise, Family, Productivity, Simplicity, Time Management
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Making Margin: Multitasking & ‘Gemmelsmerch’
It just took me 30 minutes to divide 4 lbs of ground beef from Costco into 4 freezer bags for orderly consumption. It was a 7 minute job. Why did it take so long? Multitasking and ‘Gemmelsmerch.’ (The second term … Continue reading
Life on the Edge: Diet, Sleep, and Space (not bungee, skydiving, and snowboarding)
I hinted the other day that I’d have a few follow-ups to my original post on margin. I asked myself 4 questions: What is margin? Where do I feel like I’m living without margin? How do I get it? What do … Continue reading
Posted in Personal Growth
Tagged Margin, Productivity, Simplicity, Time Management, weight loss
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Space Out
I wrote a post a few days ago about needing to have more margin in my life. In an effort to keep posts to a scannable length, I tried to be brief. But the piece got my mind racing on … Continue reading
Margin and Meaning – The Importance of Having Space
A thing I struggle with is stuffing as much as I can into whatever container is meant to hold it. For instance, if I have an hour, I’ll schedule 63 minutes. If I have a full day of work from … Continue reading
Posted in Family, Personal Growth
Tagged Margin, Productivity, Simplicity, Time Management
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OK, Maybe I Lied–One More Note on 2011
I did say yesterday that I was done writing about plans for 2011. But early the previous morning (prior to completing yesterday’s post), I was so overwhelmed by the volume of my own planning, I asked myself this question: “If … Continue reading
