A friend of mine was telling me about a middle-school-age boy he was working with. The boy said nobody had ever told him he was talented, even though he clearly was. After the compliment, you could see that it was [...]
If you have a son or daughter who’s an athlete, it’s easy to turn into a coach, especially if you played the game when you were younger. I fall into this trap after just about every game. I tell my [...]
If you’re a single mom, you've got it pretty tough. I can’t imagine being a parent all by myself. I need my backup, my wife, and she needs me. You ladies are special people, but you might also feel a [...]
Being a parent of a young adult isn’t always easy, especially if they moved out to go to college, now they’re back and you don’t see any movement to get out on their own. How do we get them to [...]
For whatever reason, your son just can’t catch a break. He fails to make the basketball team. He fails his driver’s test because he’s overconfident. He failed to make it into the university of his choice. His girlfriend breaks up [...]
I don’t know about you, but there have been a few days in the last few weeks where I look at our country and say, “Lord, what is going on?” There are people who hate us because of our political [...]
I just got off the phone with a woman who gave a generous gift to Keys for Kids Ministries. It didn’t match her other giving, so I called her to ask why? She’s a single mom. She never wanted divorce, [...]
Your oldest started talking right on time. Your second, early. But your third? She’s STILL not talking. Other than asking for a bottle or calling your name, it’s just gibberish. You encourage her. You coach her. Still, nothing. And then [...]
Katy says, “We go to Awana and my son does not like memorizing scripture. I think he feels inferior to all the kids that are just rattling off the paragraphs. We talk about hiding God’s word in our heart and [...]
This is heartbreaking for just about every Christian parent. We raise our kids to know about God. We talk about Him. But after they graduate from high school, many don’t want anything to do with the church. Why? First, and [...]