Have you ever experienced this? You call your family together and announce that you going on a family vacation, or buying a new house, or you’re having another baby. After the initial excitement, your kids get ornery and out of [...]
Some families move every couple of years. Moving is difficult on everyone, but especially kids. I remember when we were either planning to move or we were considering moving. Bathing the move in prayer is essential right away. The first [...]
I’m in my 50s. I know, I sound a lot older, don’t I? Seriously though—when I was in college, I thought my life was so difficult. I didn’t have prospects for a steady full-time job. Who would marry this messed-up [...]
Watching your parents go from active and “with it” to inactive and forgetful is pretty difficult. I guess that’s difficult at any age, isn’t it? But how do we help our kids process this change as life happens? I have [...]
How many times have you said that to one of your kids? Too many times for me to count. Not. Good. I remember especially when my older kids were younger, I spent so much time working, and trying to get [...]
Some families move every couple of years. Moving is difficult on everyone, but especially kids. I remember when we were either planning to move or we were considering moving. Bathing the move in prayer is essential by the way. The [...]
I’ve been talking with some parents of a senior in high school whose daughter probably isn’t going to go to college. Why? Well, the grades just aren’t there. Unfortunately, these two individuals were embarrassed and ashamed. And they said as [...]
Have you ever experienced this? You call your family together and announce that you going on a vacation, or buying a new house, or you’re having another baby. After the initial excitement, your kids get ornery and out of control. [...]
Some families move every couple of years. Moving is difficult on everyone, but especially kids. I remember when we were either planning to move or we were considering moving. Bathing the move in prayer is essential right away. The first [...]