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How Can You T.A.P. into Your Strengths
You have great natural resources, sometimes also called strengths, which you can T.A.P. into. You’ve probably had these gifts most, or all, of your life. You just didn’t know it, and you don’t know how to tap into them. Here’s how you can identify and put your natural resource to work. T—stands for Take. …
How Can You Keep Your Family Time Fresh?
People always say “time is money.” I say “time is love.” It is spending time with our children, not money, that demonstrates love. Spend more time with them. We want to believe the myth that all we need is quality time with our kids. But, our kids need quantity time. Have you ever heard …
A Heritage of Thanksgiving
A few years ago I wrote a piece about the history and importance of Thanksgiving. I thought it would be good to share it with you today. Happy Thanksgiving to you and your family! A Heritage of Thanksgiving The snow fell early that winter of 1778 – and stayed. The extreme low temperatures saw the …
Thanksgiving in Prairie Mississippi
As a parent, we all share a universal desire that our children grow up to be successful, contributing members of society. We hope and pray for our kids to do better, to be better and to experience better than we did, no matter our circumstances. For the Chandler family of Prairie, Mississippi, life started out …
Being Thankful Through Hardship
Sometimes it is just so hard to think of things to be thankful for. Despite all the evidence to the contrary, we tend to focus on the things we don’t have or the things we missed out on. Well, not this family. When they had every reason to be angry, sad and resentful, they …
The Argument Curfew
In today’s Family Minute we talked about having an argument curfew with our spouse so that we can have a productive discussion and conclusion to a disagreement. Another helpful tool for diffusing a potentially volatile situations is to employ strategic humor. So, watch this video together and the next time you start to bicker, maybe …
What My Daughters Really Want
When our daughters are little, we know exactly what they want from us. They want to be cuddled, held and loved by their daddy. As they grow up, they start to have different needs and that can make us dads feel unsure about what to do. Well, being the father of three grown daughters, I …