Sometimes life can be complicated, including the concept of motivation… As a wise mentor once told me, “We [humans] don’t really want to do anything.” Ha! I can see the argument behind that, as it takes little effort to sit on a couch and watch a movie. But it takes great effort to clean the entire home or get out and work! Thankfully, there are some tools—motivational tools—to help humans get up and go. You know of the alarm clock that sounds loudly enough to make someone spring from a bed...

In the spirit of fall, learn how to best embrace every life transition with four critical, God-given strategies!

Most of us have all been there—that situation where, in 24 short hours, we know that getting a gift for our loved one is not a “maybe”… It’s a must! Moreover, if we show up empty-handed, it will be devastating. Perhaps not for the receiver but for us. On Mother’s Day especially, we want to shower mom (or grandmom) with gifts galore. I used to make creative gifts for my mom as a child and even into adulthood, from portrait paintings to framed poetry to little books written and illustrated by...