I’m struggling with anger right now.
Have you ever been ticked off at your kids? This can happen in all phases of life, but it can really be bad during those middle, high school, and even college years. For some of us it’s easy to take [...]
Have you ever been ticked off at your kids? This can happen in all phases of life, but it can really be bad during those middle, high school, and even college years. For some of us it’s easy to take [...]
Chances are if you have family of any size you find yourselves avoiding religion and politics to “keep the peace.” I get it. Not all of my kids share my spiritual or political views either. While 1 Corinthians 1 says [...]
I’ve thought that a few times. I did something that really made my kids mad. Sometimes I did it on purpose too. No, not to be mean, but maybe as a way to get a reaction so we could talk [...]
I heard a story today on the radio that made me incredibly sad. The woman told the host that because of her religious and political leanings, her daughter wasn’t allowing her to see the grandkids. I thought to myself, what [...]
Pain. Fear. Those two things go together, don’t they? Especially for some kids. I remember Little League. I was a catcher. The pitch, the batter “swings” and sometimes deflect it right into me. I got creamed. It hurt so bad. [...]
Noelle asked recently, how can we as parents and grandparents help our kids understand race? “As in, there’s only ONE race – the Human race. There’s too much division going on in the country. Our biggest racial divide happens at [...]
A glass half empty. Sound familiar? I’m like that. It’s not that I don’t hope for the best. I do. But I want to be ready for the curveballs in life. I’m pretty sure it’s a control issue. For many [...]
Are you like me? Do you wish your grand kids would call you once in a while? Can I give you a piece of advice? Call THEM. Actually, text them, because they don’t talk. Why do we expect young people [...]
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 [...]
How would you like to be hit with that? Yep, you guessed it. I’m that angry guy. At first, I thought, what is she talking about? I’m passionate about EVERYTHING. When I’m happy I laugh loud. When I’m sad, I [...]