Escape the Pressure
Stylites Begun by stunt actor and former sailor Alvin “Shipwreck” Kelly, Flagpole sitting was a fad in the mid to late 1920s. On a dare or as a publicity stunt,…
Green & Growing or Ripe & Rotting
Never Done Housework. Healthy living. Good relationships. Learning. Parenting. Ministry. Faith. None of these are ever really completed. Any completion is really only a step toward what's next. In fact,…
Be Determined
Biblical Examples Determination can be good or bad depending on your focus. It also lasts or fades depending on the approach we take to maintaining it. As Christians, our goal…
Dependent Independence
Leaving Season This post is not about divorce. However, we must take a quick glance through it in order to get to our focus. When asked about whether divorce was…
Easter Memories
Easter Memories Easter Sunday holds a prominent place in my childhood, church-going memories. The smell of Lilies. New clothes. The Easter bonnet my mom wanted me to wear and that…
Be Still & Know
Be Still In high school, I stepped between two girls getting ready to fight one another. One was my friend. I don’t remember the other girl. With fist raised and…
How to Not Exasperate Your Children
Do you exasperate your children? Ephesians 6:4 gives this advice regarding parenting... “Fathers, do not exasperate your children; instead, bring them up in the training and instruction of the Lord.”…
How Parents Can Model Balanced Technology Use
Parenting & Technology My parenting has never not known technology. In fact, I’m not sure how my parents disciplined or entertained me when I was a kid. Today, my relationship…
Children & Stress
Jonathan, an independent worker, gets easily frustrated, struggles with change, tends to over-analyze, and operates with a lot of “What if…” scenarios. Richard, a very social person, procrastinates, rushes through…