Here's the hard reality: You can't change anyone. As much as you want to, as much as you try to. You don't have the ability to change someone. Until the pain gets high enough - they aren't going to change. Now, this doesn't mean we don't care for them. This doesn't mean we don't try to help them. This doesn't mean we stop praying for them or loving them. But understand that there is only so much that you can do - because until THEY are ready to change, nothing you do will mak

We had our first hard freeze a few weeks ago and the next morning as I drove to work, I saw a tree that the leaves were pouring off of.  In our hometown we have the most beautiful tree-lined street and just a few days prior to the freeze I drove down that road and thought about how amazing the colors were as the trees turned from green to beautiful oranges, reds and yellows.  I felt a little sadness in my heart as I watched the leaves hit the ground and the looming bareness t

Passion is required for success. You have to be passionate about something to be successful and strive for excellence. Sometimes that passion may rub people the wrong way—so be it. If you're going to change lives, it's going to get passionate. It's going to get heated - fighting for each other and (sometimes) fighting with each other. What are you passionate about?