How (Not) to Fail at Communication
Conflict is messy, but if you live in a family, it’s also inevitable. Experience shows that most of us approach it one of two ways. Some of us feel so threatened by conflict that we decide to ignore it. Your pre-teen misses a curfew…you decide the drama isn’t... Read More
How To Fail At Communication
It’s summer, which means your kids are around. And whether you are juggling toddlers or trying to wake your teenager up before noon, you’ve probably realized it’s not hard for tempers to flare. I think it’s kind of fun that God puts families into a little box called... 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
More than Words
How we communicate with our kids is important—how we say it and when we say it and what our body is saying too. In fact, every message has at least 3 different parts. The actual WORDS we say The TONE in which we say it Our NON-VERBALS (facial... Read More
Grace or Truth – Which Parent Are You?
There are two kinds of parents: grace parents, and truth parents. You know grace parents…they’re always kind. They bake cookies or always have time to turn on the barbecue to make dinner for all your friends. If you push them on an issue like bonus allowance or getting... 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