8 Great Fatherhood Quotes
To all you fathers out there, I’d just like to say that you are doing a great job. Every day you work to provide for your family, to strengthen your family, to protect your family. As an encouragement to you to continue in your journey of fatherhood, here are 8 inspirational quotes about fathers: […]
Confession: I Expect Too Much From My Wife
I admit: it’s difficult to not expect things from people. I expect hard work from my co-workers, respect from my kids, and loyalty from my friends. But I tend to have the highest and most unreasonable expectations for my wife, Susan. Here are 3 major things I often expect from her: 1. I expect […]
How Parenting Taught Me Insufficiency is Okay
All too often we fool ourselves into thinking we can control our lives. The truth is that life is full of curveballs. While we may not have control over what we are given, we do get to choose how we react. Matt Mooney experienced this first hand in a very difficult way. Read his […]
Character in Kids: There’s No App for That
Have you ever wanted to learn how to become a professional sword swallower? There’s an app for that. Have you ever wanted to check the ripeness of a watermelon? There’s an app for that. At times, it can seem as if there is an app for almost everything. As technology continues to gain momentum, […]
How to Be an Out of Control Parent
I remember the days when we drove the old, red van with our kids buckled in the back seats. Loads of cheerios were neatly tucked between car seats. An unidentified brown stain stared up at Susan and me from the back carpet where our son’s soccer cleats laid for a week. Then there was the stench of a long forgotten chicken nugget smashed beneath the car seat. When you’re parents of five kids, cars never stay clean for long. However, you do get over the mess a little more quickly when you look at their cute, smiling faces and remember how secure it feels to have control over where your kids go and what your kids do.
My Productivity Tools for Relationships
Productivity is a buzzword in the workplace. Many of us use tools, resources, software, and apps that help us to be productive at work. But what about productivity in family relationships? Is there new software or an app that will make our family relationships flourish with just a click of a button or a touch […]
3 Ways to Get to the Root of Anger
“Why are you so angry?” my son asked me after I had a tough day and took it out on him. It would have been easy to disregard his comment and disregard my anger, but it made me think instead. It can be easy to push aside our anger without any real effort to get to the root of it. However, I think it’s time we take my son’s advice and ask ourselves, “Why are you so angry?”
How to Fall Back in Love with Your Spouse
With the leaves changing color and the air growing crisper, it can only mean one thing: Fall is here. So, I’d like to share with you how this fall season is the perfect time to fall in love with your spouse all over again. I’ve compiled several date ideas to romance your spouse in new […]
8 Things Every Father Must Teach His Daughter
My daughters Megan, Emily, and Hannah know my voice. When they were younger, they climbed into my lap and listened to my voice as I read bedtime stories and prayed with them. They heard my voice as I cheered them on at the soccer game, piano recital, or school play. They heard my voice as […]
