How many of us have found ourselves so frustrated as a parent that we can hardly pick ourselves off the floor sometimes? Maybe you’re a first-time parent of an infant and you feel so overwhelmed. Maybe you’re treading through the [...]
Are you like me? Do you wish your grand kids would call you once in a while? Can I give you a free piece of advice? Call THEM. Actually, text them, because they don’t really talk that much. Why do we expect [...]
I don't always show it. I'm sure you're like me, there's nothing they can do to make us stop loving them, but do THEY know that? I'm embarrassed to say that because of my desire to control things and people [...]
I went to the gym this week. A gym acquaintance was there. But, this day was a little different. He was on his stomach looking at his phone and tears filled his eyes. “I know God doesn’t give us more [...]
In the age of smartphones, personal electronic devices, social media, and online movies, technology is sucking our days away from us. I just looked at my screen-time usage. I can’t believe how many hours I spent doing something on my [...]
Ooooo. Those are pretty harsh words coming out of our kids' mouths. Whatever age, it HAS to be dealt with. But let me encourage you to do what I do when that happens. Ask the question: “What did I do [...]
What do we do when our side of the family are the only Christians? Our in-laws mock our faith. Parents and siblings criticize our beliefs, the way we raise your kids, how we talk – just about everything. When they [...]
The opioid crisis is out of control. More than 72-thousand people died from drug overdoses in 2017. Even young people. If you have a drug addict teen or young adult in your house my heart goes out to you. You’re [...]
In a Christian family this can be the most heartbreaking of things we’ll ever hear from our adult kids. You raised them having family devotions, praying, and pointing them to Christ at every turn but for whatever reason they’re rejecting it [...]
As I write this our family is dealing with another uncertainty. This time it’s my wife. She went in for some tests. Something didn’t look right. Now, she needs more tests. While all our kids are adults now, it doesn’t [...]