Guys, I was pondering this last night as I was reading one of my books for my seminary course. This is what I wrote down, and I thought I'd share it with y'all: We long for a return to the garden. We can even experience it through a seemingly fogged glass, but we cannot see fully through it just yet. Our sin, and our emotions tied to a false belief of how we are experience life, keeps us far from it. Our longings, though, turn to action, and that action we take can bring us success in whatever it is the Lord has blessed us with, letting us almost smell the air of Eden; this creates in us a joy and epace we can barely grasp, like a floundering fish caught during starvation. It's at this point we swell with pride, and say, "it is I who did this magnificent thing!" and forget to thank God for what we've experienced, those longings finally satiated, that we are thrust from our temporary encounter with the garden, and are brought back to the glass, our faces pressed tightly as if only we could just taste and see again, perhaps our loneliness, anger, depression, anxiety, pain, sorry, etc. will finally go away. Oh, how we needed saving from this. Initial thoughts?

Why is one change you’ve experienced in fatherhood and/or middle age that you didn’t expect? I’ll go first with something ridiculous: The Dad Sneeze. It’s loud, violent, and unexpected. Sometimes I shake my home’s foundations. How about you?

What’s up dudes!? Happy Monday! Wanted to focus this week’s discussion thread on leadership! No matter the career or position, we’re all leaders in some form or fashion. In our families, on the job, with our time and finances, even ourselves… how we lead today has the power to shape our tomorrow; not just for us but for those around us. 1. In what areas of your life do you lead well? 2. What areas of your life do you feel your leadership needs improvement? 3. In what ways do you desire to lead but haven’t been able to yet? BONUS: Feel free to share with the crew some of your own thoughts on leadership and what it means to you! SO, Let’s talk about it! Share your honest thoughts below and let’s show each other some support and encouragement! Hope you absolutely crush this week! Hugs and High Fives! And as always , BE THE DUDE 👊🏽⚡️💪🏽