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On Christmas this year for the first time it was just our little family together all day because some of our extended family has been sick. So, my wife and I planned a bunch of things to do with our kids. We took them hiking, we made snow, we had a tea party, had a coffee cake with candles in it for Jesus' birthday, and to top it off at the end of the day after we put the kids to bed we woke them up a couple minutes later to get on the Polar Express. I dressed up in a conductor outfit quickly, we played some Polar Express music, and I woke up the kids. I was so loud saying, "Hurry... we've got to get on the Polar Express." that I scared my kids. My oldest son thought that the real Polar Express was outside of our house. Well, we got them up, gave them their ticket, and got them in our minivan decked out with the Christmas lights inside of it and snacks. And we took them around our town to look at the Christmas lights. It was a highlight of the day. My youngest can'

Do you sell or do you hold on? Do you keep going or do you stop? Sometimes it's all clear and you're moving forward, but sometimes things all of a sudden become a little blurry and you're not sure if you continue on or if need to change course a bit. More and more I realize there's a lot I don't know and I'm thankful for others who are smarter than me and have had different experiences than me. Like my brothers-in-law that I at times can bounce ideas off of. I'm also thankful for prayer that though I don't know the next move my God does and He is the one who directs our steps whether we realize it or not. He can make things clearer to us if we ask.

Right now I'm in the middle of giving 10 presentations over 2 weeks to a bunch of business owners. Until I just wrote that out I don't know that I've really internalized that idea. I would have never thought 20 years ago that I'd be giving talks to owners of businesses that are doing millions of dollars in sales. But as I think about it whether it's the actual presentation or just going through the week you just have to keep going. I'm learning more and more as I gain more experiences that you can learn so much by taking on new opportunities and stretching yourself. By setting goals and going after them. The worst thing I can do is just sit and wait for someone or something else to move me along.  There's a lot to be said for just trying things to see what works. Learning from mistakes you make. Experience really is the best teacher.