Subtopics: Faith Family Life
No Shiny, Happy Parents
I’m not going to pretend that this parenting thing is easy. That if you do all the right things, everything works out great. Because people don’t work that way. Relationships… Read More
Shattered Family Pictures
When it comes to parenting, how are you feeling? Is your family the picture you had in mind? The truth is, we are all holding pictures of what we think… Read More
5 Ways to Get Comfortable with Different
When my kids were younger, my wife used to go to the grocery store with our three toddlers. She would often joke that the cashier would give her a “certain look.” A look that she felt said . . . “You need to choose a man!” Now, why... Read More
A Call to Arms
One doesn’t realize what one misses until it’s gone. It’s a lesson I am painfully aware of as I write this blog. Literally, painfully aware. For three days, I have had limited use of my arms. I haven’t been able to move them above shoulder height. I look... Read More
The Taxi Years
My oldest son just turned sixteen a couple of months ago. Because of the law in our state, he has to wait exactly a year from the date he got his learner’s license, and since we were a little delayed in making that happen, he will be sixteen... Read More
How to Inspire a Grateful Heart
When my kids were little and someone would give them a cookie or a toy, I would always say, “What do you say Jack?” And his sweet little voice would say, “Thank you for the cookie.” Now that they are older, I listen for their “thank yous” and... Read More
Raising Strong Men
The posts this week on the blog by Amy and Kendra have been incredibly helpful. But what about those of us who are raising boys? And more accurately, raising boys who soon will be men? Author John Eldredge comes quite close to the truth, I think, when he... Read More
Favorite Things
For as long as I can remember, I have finished out my day with the exchange of “favorite things.” As the oldest of three sisters covering a five-year age span, we began this tradition when I was in elementary school and while my sisters were very small. My... Read More
How To Abandon Your Family Without Meaning To
So your kids are a priority. Fantastic! But can you identify with this? Ever confuse being in the same room with being connected? I do. And sometimes I have to watch that I don’t abandon my family without meaning to. Life is trying. And the longer you live,... Read More
You’ll Miss This One Day
Chances are something your kids are doing is bugging you today. Your daughter keeps interrupting you and you can’t believe she can’t find the crayons by herself. You keep falling asleep reading this blog post because your son was up five times last night. Or you suspect that... Read More