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Time with Your Family
Click Here to watch what Pat Gelsinger, Sr. VP of Intel Corporation, has to say about the importance of spending time together as a family. Until next time, Mark...
Pain Could Be a Good Thing
Do you bail your children out or do you let them experience consequences?...
Turning off the ‘Tube’
For some, it may be stretching it a bit too far to just turn off the TV cold turkey. If that’s the case, here are some ideas of things we’ve done in our home. We have a rule that there is no T.V. during the school week. If there is a show that they really want to see, they can Tivo it. Of course, we make exceptions, especially if they have complete...
Fatherhood… one day at a time.
Hey men. Have you ever wondered why your kids turn more to their mom than to you? Maybe it’s to talk about something on their mind or an issue with a friend. Or, maybe it’s just to take them somewhere. But they ask her first. It’s happened to me on more than one occasion. So I asked my wife why they always come to her first. She explained to ...
Rocketown
Yesterday, Michael W. Smith, Tony Dungy, my daughter, Emily, and I went to Rocketown in Nashville, Tennessee. Michael W. founded Rocketown in 1994 to give teens a positive alternative to the many negative pressures they face. The first of its kind in the Southeast, Rocketown has grown into a regional outreach as well as a model for faith-based relational o...
Marriage Checkup
The check-up works best when both partners take it, and then compare answers. The goal is to pinpoint problem areas, praise positive areas, and increase communication. Try to take this check-up once a year. Save your answers and compare them from year to year. Rate your marriage on a scale of 1 –10, with 10 being best. What is your marriage's weak...