I have lost over 20 pounds in the past five months. Not quickly…but slowly, methodically, intentionally, and out of necessity. Before the weight loss, I shouldn’t have been surprised about how my body had changed. While it was convenient to blame my age and “season of life,” frankly, my lifestyle choices had gotten out of control: excessive sweets; coffee with the cream and sugar (not the other way around); sporadic exercise routines; and a blatant disregard for portion control! Then one day...

Competing priorities often make it difficult to invest in ourselves in ways that can help us and others. From my experience, when we make...

In his book, “Everyone Communicates, Few Connect” author John C. Maxwell talks about five connection principles and five connection...