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“The greatest red carpet you walk is through you

We had the best time in Colorado this past week do

We had the best time in Colorado this past week doing radio interviews @focusonthefamily and hiking through the mountains. We hadn’t even reached home yet and the kids were both lamenting how much they missed Colorado. What they really miss the most is their friends. Thank you @lindseywagner25 and @wagner.bobby for hosting us. We love you guys. And Colorado, we love you too.

Life with this beauty is an adventure and joy. #n

Life with this beauty is an adventure and joy.

#nofilter

This week on the @famousathome podcast we talked a

This week on the @famousathome podcast we talked about what it means to be “famous.” If I can live my life in such a way that she never loses this look, I will have all the fame I need.
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📷: @life.with.marion .
#famousathome #worklifebalance #integrity #parenting #parentinggoals #livingwell #showingup #publicspeaker #family #daddydaughter #dadlife #fatherhood #famousathomepodcast

I know it’s after Christmas, but that’s the po

I know it’s after Christmas, but that’s the point. Now that the presents have been opened and the house back to just the four of us (plus Copper 🐶), we’re getting settled back into reality. And the reality for us right now is grief. Missing the laughter, memories, and tears.

Y’all, we lived 10 days with 7 adults, 4 kids, a baby and a dog under one roof. And we still miss one another. And, as far as I know, we all still like each other too.

As a dad, I’ve watched our kids miss and talk about their cousins, grandma and grandpa, and aunt and uncles. They can’t even remember many of the presents they received for Christmas, but they talk about the moments they had with their family. And let me tell you—grandma and grandpa are leaving quite the legacy and impression on these kiddos.

Each year, I realize all the more that the magic of Christmas really isn’t in the songs we sing or the presents we open, but instead in the relationships we forge.

Grieving is a worthy process because it means we miss someone or something that matters deeply to us. I have to be careful not to dismiss or minimize its importance, especially with my kids. It’s much easier to say, “Well we’ll see them again soon” than to be ok with them crying on my shoulder, and letting them feel so uneasy.

Allow grief in your home. It’s good for the soul.
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📸: @ryanstewartwood .
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Writing books or doing anything creative often fee

Writing books or doing anything creative often feels lonely. When I feel left alone in a book or project, I start to doubt it.

I tell myself it’s a dumb idea, or that someone has already written about the topic anyway, or that my concepts are too technical (because I have a tendency to speak like I’m still in my doctoral program). The more I sit in these thoughts, the more I question whether people will really care or even read it. So, I convince myself it’s not even worth my time.

This results in a project that gets put on hold for other seemingly “more pressing” matters. And the book, project, song, resource, or speech that was supposed to be the catalyst to serving other people never gets finished.

That’s why we all need friends who convince us that the book is worth writing, the story worth telling, and the concept worth shaping. Friends who lovingly help us turn the ideas into strong, rich content that serves others.

My friend @jonacuff and I are learning that to combat the loneliness of the creative process is to get together and speak worthiness into one another’s ideas and words.

Today we spent half the day dissecting each other’s current book ideas and projects. We spoke truth, wrestled hard with ideas, and fueled our tanks for completing our works well. Because a completed book serves more people than the one we convinced ourselves to never finish.

And no, as much as you may wonder, neither of us are writing about why black sweatshirts make you more creative. At least not yet. 😂
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Expecting even more joy in 2020. Baby Straub #3 co

Expecting even more joy in 2020. Baby Straub #3 coming in May! Love this crew!
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