Just You and Me
Carving out consistent one-on-one time with your kids is one of the best ways to stay in your child’s life. Your child wants a unique connection to you. They want to feel uniquely understood and valued. One-on-one time creates space for this to happen. Now, if you knew... Read More
Create A Rhythm | Imagine The End
Beyond the Status Quo
I have this reluctant realization in my life… I usually only change when the pain of the status quo is greater than the pain associated with change. I wish it wasn’t so, but think about it… might that also be true of you? You want to get thinner... Read More
Create A Rhythm | Imagine The End
Counting Christmases
We’ve developed some Christmas traditions over the years. My wife Toni makes a gingerbread house with the kids and bakes candy cane cookies. I always read the Christmas story with the kids before we open any gifts Christmas morning. Plus we eat gourmet chocolate covered apples for Christmas... Read More
One Seventh
I took this picture at the campsite my wife Toni and I spent three days at last summer. No cell phone, no laptop, no electricity… (my world unraveled). It was quiet and I was quiet. That almost never happens in my life. There is a world of difference... Read More
Intentional Time
According to some new research, parents are spending more time interacting with their kids now than generations before. In 1965, the data from the Americans’ Use of Time Study shows that mothers spent 10 hours weekly on childcare as a primary activity. Fathers spent 3 hours. Fast forward... Read More
Create A Rhythm | Make It Personal
White Space
If you look six months ahead in your calendar, most likely you’ll see white space. Nothing booked – just a lot of free time. Now look at this coming week…if your week is like mine, there isn’t much white space. Between work, meetings, sports and a few... Read More
Create A Rhythm | Fight For The Heart
Reframing Reality
I took this picture for our 2008 family Christmas card. While I’m not really a photographer, our friends and family loved the snapshot. In fact, we’ve probably had more comments on this photo than most of the other ones we’ve sent out. Strange. Because it actually wasn’t a... Read More
Create A Rhythm | Fight For The Heart
Phone in hand (or out-of-hand)?
It’s addictive. The ding of a new email and the chirp of a new text. All these messages just begging to be answered. Did you know that the Institute of Psychiatry at King’s College London found that people constantly interrupted by e-mails and instant messages did worse in... Read More
Create A Rhythm | Make It Personal
What's Your Rhythm?
You’ve already seen on the blog that we believe parents are highly influential. In fact, while the average church leader gets about 40 hours a year with your son or daughter, a full time working parent who gets eight hours of sleep each night and doesn’t homeschool has... Read More