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You Are Meant for More
To be honest, this could mean anything. What is “more?” Who is capable of defining it? Are you? Am I? Who really knows? I certainly don’t. That said, what I do know – and what is becoming increasingly obvious – is that we as a human species are limited (heavily) by the complex piece of Read more
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Make the Moments Count
Right now, I’m in the trenches of what is undoubtedly the busiest season within my calendar year. Quite frankly, it’s become the busiest season of my life. As a high school wrestling coach, we’re nearing the home stretch of the season, with about a month remaining. The days are long. The nights are short. Time Read more
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New Year, No Resolutions?
We’ve all heard it. We’ve seen it plastered across every form of social media imaginable. For years and years, it’s found its way off the tongue of so many throughout societies across the globe. “New Year, New Me.” Yeah, right. That phrase is overused and undersold, most often with little-to-no real intention behind it. The Read more
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A Year Gone By
After a brief hiatus from writing, I’m back in the saddle. That is a lame thing to say – I know. Oh well. Here we go. This Holiday season, I intentionally set aside some additional time for the things most important within this life of mine – my family. Something that I’ve come to know Read more
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Winter is Here
Here in central Iowa, it’s getting cold. It’s getting dark, and motivation is waning. Winter is in full effect, and any human being alive and breathing feels its presence – its weight. For many, Winter is brutal. It’s defeating and it sucks the life right out of them. I’m speaking from personal experience – a Read more
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Weather the Storm
Life is a trip. That is putting things lightly, if we’re being honest. In less broad terms, life can be brutal. It will beat you down and push you to your absolute limits. This, as many of us know, is unavoidable. We all, in some fashion, experience turmoil and hardship. This life that we lead Read more
Forged in Fire 