When they first join US Marine Corps bootcamp, they are first called recruits. Upon completion of the Crucible, they earn their EGA (Eagle, Globe, and Anchor) emblem and the title of US Marine. In the last three days, Lima Company in San Diego slayed the dragon! Maximum respect for the whole company who worked so … Read more
I’m in the process of writing my next bestseller called ‘How to Raise Outstanding Men.’ Please click on the link below and help me by voting for a preliminary cover: https://forms.gle/i7RrkT4GWkadZWGq9 James is in Day 2 of the Crucible. The Marine Corps has us well trained in the ‘no news is good news’ way of … Read more
“We do hard things!” If I heard my friend Beth say that once, I heard it a thousand times. We had the privilege of being stay at home moms and raised our kids together. That principle has stayed with me to this day. We said it to the kids when they whined about how hard … Read more
Cicero said, “A thankful heart is not only the greatest virtue, but the parent of all the other virtues.” I am inclined to agree with him as I discover that being thankful might be the most important and the most powerful thing you can be. We can never be too thankful. Moreover, I’m not just … Read more
“Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good; his love endures forever.” 1 Chronicles 16:34 Want to be happy? Be grateful! The primary benefit of thankfulness is its strong and consistent association with greater happiness and overall well-being. “This overarching benefit encompasses a wide range of positive impacts on mental, emotional, social, and … Read more
To Be Happy, Cover These 4 Bases of Thankfulness (Part 1) “Enter his gates with thanksgiving and his courts with praise; give thanks to him and praise his name. For the Lord is good and his love endures forever; his faithfulness continues through all generations.” Psalms 100:4, 5 Want to be happy? Be thankful! Thankfulness … Read more