Matt's Blog

Therefore, we are ambassadors for Christ, God making His appeal through us. 2 Cor: 5:20

  • One thing I’m working to stay true to in this blog and the post below is to be relevant to those who are walking through similar situations that I or my family is. This specific post is more about how we’re walking through the right balance of technology in our children’s lives and how to…

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  • As we get close to the new year, I thought it may be timely to propose a Challenge. Have you ever been hanging out with someone and their watch or phone keep going off constantly? Are you that person? 🙂 What about being in a meeting and there’s that person who keeps having their phone…

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  • First, maybe you feel the same, I do not think I’m a great spouse, father, or friend. I don’t mean that like “Woe is me…” – more so that I’m the personality type that I see gaps, areas of improvement, a long running list of things I could be doing differently and/or better. I will…

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  • Words have power. They can encourage, build-up, and energize. They can also demoralize, cut down, and destroy. Growing up we had family friends that had nine (9) children. We’d often go play over at their house on evenings and weekends. Their setup was awesome… end of a street at the cul-de-sac. 5 acres of land…

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  • It was a random workday when a friend came by my office and as we were catching up, he said “Work is infinite”. I forget the entire context but the sentiment I recall was that he was pushing on putting work into appropriate perspective. Be OK taking a couple days off, recognize that work is…

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  • There are three comedians throughout my life that have made me laugh to the point of tears. Brian Regan, Mitch Hedberg, and Nate Bargatze. Primarily I really enjoy their dry humor and quick wit. “I can’t tell you what hotel I’m stayin’ in, but there are 2 trees involved. They said “Let’s call this hotel…

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  • Oddly enough I learned this lesson when remodeling a house we owned in Knoxville. Sometimes you notice something that potentially needs to be fixed BUT, in reality, it only needs fixing because you’re so micro focused on it at the moment. Sometimes it’s best to give it space & time and then reconsider if you…

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