I overheard that one Sunday as little boys were using the platform as a launching-off point for their bodies being make-believe birds, and little girls playing tag. Today, many parents are permissive. Some say, “If they’re not hurting themselves or [...]
How do you feel when you give specific instructions to your kids but they only get a few things right? For example, you tell Abby to go to her room and do her homework. Thirty minutes later she emerges. You [...]
Less than half of the population of the United States attends church. According to Gallup research it’s the first time that number has dropped below the 50-percent mark. Since fewer people are attending church regularly, that also mean biblical literacy [...]
How many times have we heard that before? When our kids say this, it’s usually a “big deal.” It typically happens when we’re watching a movie and the content gets a little bit edgy. My wife and I will either turn the [...]
Who in the world wants our kids to be disappointed? I certainly don’t. We all want our kids to excel in everything they do, but the reality is they’re human and they’re going to fail. They’re not going to be [...]
Sunday is daylight saving time in the United States. We SPRING forward in the spring, which means we lose an hour of sleep. For those of us with kids who have an internal clock, this is a nightmare. Clocks get [...]
There’s nothing more heart wrenching than not being able to have children of your own. I know. My wife and I struggled with infertility, and that's why we adopted. But if fostering or adoption isn’t God’s calling on your life, [...]
I wasn’t much of a reader. It’s not that I couldn’t. Both of my sisters love to read and I just didn’t think that was very cool and I WOULDN’T read. That’s when my mom and dad STRONGLY suggested I [...]
Today, many businesses are having trouble hiring young people who want to work. Many business owners tell me they hire young people, but they last just a few days or weeks because the work is too hard, not what they [...]
Sometimes it’s hard writing these Parent Minutes. Never in my life did I ever think I’d have to address the issue of male and female. It’s settled science, right? It’s clear and irrefutable. As parents, the lies of the evil [...]