Tag: fitfam

        As I was talking to my new friend Rusty on the beach last week, I glanced over my shoulder to see his wife under their canopy digging in the sand. I could see she was digging a hole and then quickly covering it. She then took the little plastic shovel she…

“Mountaintops are for views and inspirations, but fruit is grown in the valley.” ~ Billy Graham With my gym being closed, I have settled into a great morning routine of reading God's word and studying using various books, sermons, and podcasts. In my studying earlier this week, I heard Pastor Louie Giglio talking about how…

As a gym owner, strength coach, and bodybuilder I've been thrown for a loop. I'm sure many of you feel the same. This is a different time for us all. We are out of our routine. If you are like me, it was a serious struggle in the beginning. The gym being shut-down and having…

Wow. How crazy is life right now? This virus certainly has thrown a kink in our "normal" schedules right? The training studio I own was just shut down by the government. My kids are out of school until who knows when. My wife is an assistant principal and is running` non-stop to deal with the…

"I have so much to do that I shall spend the first three hours in prayer." ~ Martin Luther I know A LOT of really busy people. I do not know many people who stop everything and pray for three hours. I do realize the value of prayer and understand Martin Luther shining a light…

A few years ago, on a special Friday, I grabbed my bag, locked my office door, and said goodbye to a studio full of clients working out. I got in my car and headed to my twins' (Aleck & Emma Grace) school. On my way to eat Thanksgiving meal with them in the cafeteria, I…

I have a quick blog post today. I've been away from writing for awhile (at least as far as frequency in sharing/posting). I've always made a promise to myself and to my readers that I will be completely honest in what I write and share. And to be honest - I had a pretty rough…

    I once saw a T-shirt that said: “Let’s go somewhere and judge people". It cracked me up at first, but when you really think about it, it’s what we do. Actually, we do it A LOT. We do it every day. We judge people. We know we're not supposed to judge people, but…

A few years ago we moved my wife Amy’s grandmother from Weaverville, NC to Canton, NC. We did so in the pouring rain. After packing the big truck, making the trip to the new house, unloading, getting the moving truck stuck in the mud and finally pulling it out - we made our way home.…

As I was snapping pictures of our kids in front of animals and sculptures a few years ago at the NC Zoo in Asheboro, I was inspired to write this blog. It wasn’t the picture in front of the mighty elephants that inspired me. It wasn’t the picture in front of the life-size animated dinosaurs(an…

As we celebrated Memorial Day this week, my 14 year old son Aleck and I talked about war, heroes, sacrifice and gratitude. The conversation made me remember a lesson Aleck brought me when he was 2 years old. It is a lesson I put in my journal and now I'm sharing with you:) 12 years…

To say I was struggling when this picture was taken is a massive understatement. People often ask me how I capture images in the gym because they know I lift alone, usually with the lights off and the doors locked. The “secret” is I usually put my phone where I need it, set it to…