Author: Chet

Clarity comes from time in the desert more than time on the mountaintop. Wandering in the wilderness is part and parcel to clarity. During practice recently, one of my few shared her beliefs about the ongoing path of ascension. I reminded her and the team this is a myth. Nobody lives up and to the … Continue reading Wilderness…

The Bible reminds us none of us gets out of here without a deep wound. And, if we’re really going to do good, we’ll have a “thorn in our side,” to remind us of our dependence on God, not ourselves, to carry on. C.S. Lewis said something like pain is God’s megaphone to awaken a … Continue reading Under construction…

Yesterday was a full day. Started early with 3PP. A few new faces, a few old. A few missing. Good. Lacrosse was FM, baby. An injured dude learned a lot. A couple coaches kept it simple with lots of reminders. Make sense? Womens soccer. Damn. This is my favorite team and it’s not even close. … Continue reading Full…

Here's a great quote from one of my favorite books The Alchemist, by Paulo Coelho. "When you possess great treasures within you, and try to tell others of them, seldom are you believed." Do not worry about those turning away or against. Do not expect your treasures to be richly welcomed by those in search … Continue reading Seldom…

Waiting for Andrew was a common thing on our family trip. He goes at one speed. Slow. Now he has Ek and Aedán to think about too. Slower. Our last hike, Tay seared me. He told Miss that Andrew could benefit from being more like me. I’m on time. And, he told her I could … Continue reading Remind me…

“I want to be taken more seriously.” I hear this all the time. Truth. I tell myself this all the time. What does one do to have others take them more seriously? Nothing. Cannot be done. All you and I can do is take ourselves less so and invest our precious energy in becoming more … Continue reading Seriously…

Being with baby A for the past ten days? Life giving. His smile and presence bring life to our family. Blessed. Our limited time with him is the very definition of precious. We made the most of our time together. Fact. That’s Sean in the back of the pic. We had just played golf together … Continue reading Life & death…

Top of Germany. My boys… Best Krit. Aedán side eye too… Hotel views. Afternoon hike and mostly photo opp… Good morning from our Bavarian home away from home… Damn. The trips almost over. Let’s make one more day of memories, what do you say people! Live hard. Love harder. Make memories…