June 30, 2010 Posted By: Mark Merrill

Fear and the Future

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    Look to your future…that’s your future!”  Natalia, the camp counselor, yelled, pointing to the stand at the end of the tight rope 30 feet in the air. Donna, the teenage camper, with tears streaming down her face, cried “I can’t…I can’t do it” as she struggled to place one foot in front of …

June 28, 2010 Posted By: Mark Merrill

The Love Dare

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How many times have you said it? “Just follow your heart.” or “Go where your heart leads you.” This can be very dangerous advice to give someone. As I mentioned today in The Family Minute, following your heart means throwing caution to the wind and pursuing your latest whim, even though it may not be …

June 25, 2010 Posted By: Mark Merrill

5 Ways to Avoid Marriage Foreclosure

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This life can be very, very tough.  What makes suffering and hardship worse is that they often turn us against each other rather than toward each other.   My friends, Dennis and Barbara Rainey give five ways to keep that from happening as you navigate through the common speed bumps and detours of life and …

June 24, 2010 Posted By: Mark Merrill

Moral Margin

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  Living life without margin is dangerous. Living life without a moral margin is even more dangerous. How are you creating boundaries in your life? How are you protecting yourself and your family? What’s your take on setting up moral margins in your life? Mark

June 21, 2010 Posted By: Mark Merrill

Working “on” the Organization

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Have you ever taken time to stop and examine things from a bird’s eye view? Do you schedule time away for reflection? Recently I was able to do just this. It was a nice change of pace. I was able to get out of the middle of the “grove” and I was able to work …

June 18, 2010 Posted By: Mark Merrill

All Pro Dad on the TODAY Show

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This morning Tony Dungy and I were honored to be on the TODAY Show talking about our fatherhood program All Pro Dad. Tony was even able to go through some of our list 10 Ways to be an All Pro Dad. If you missed the show this morning you can watch it below. Thanks to …

June 18, 2010 Posted By: Mark Merrill

How to Win Your Child’s Heart

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  There are many things we can do to win our child’s heart.  One way is to write a meaningful note to them. I did this with my children.  I included three things in the note: 1.  I let them know that I love them for who they are, not because of what they do. …