I am really looking forward to celebrating Thanksgiving on Thursday. Itās one of my favorite holidays. I love the way it smells, the weather is usually perfect and thereās football to watch. Maybe Iāve idealized the whole thing, but the thought of a day where the whole nation pauses to remember what we're thankful for [...]
Category: Parenting
Why You Should Apologize to Your Children
The Bible says the children are a blessing from the Lord. Thatās a big, scary statement and as their parents we have the responsibility to raise them well. Letās look at parenting from 10,000 feet. There are essentially two very broad but different approaches to parenting: Do as I say Do as I do In [...]
People Mean Well, No Really They Do
I know people mean well, but good intentions are not necessarily an indicator of right actions. We've been asked some questions over the years that either leave us smiling or scratching our heads. These questions could be considered misguided or uninformed, perhaps the thoughts of people who donāt know any better, but when strangers ask [...]
How to Ruin a Saturday
I have a coworker who just took a short trip out of town with her husband. He is the outdoorsy type. He loves exploring and finding adventure and she is more of the stay at the cabin and read a book type. This, as you might imagine, is a source of conflict between them whenever [...]
What Does Your Label Say?
We all like to label things. If it doesn't have a label, then it doesn't make any sense to us. We even have label makers so that we can label our things. Apparently the names they were assigned by their makers donāt really work for us. We have to give them names that fit our [...]
Why People Matter to God
The topic assigned to us forĀ last weekend's Tapestry conference was "Why does my child's birth family really matter?" It seemed like an easy topic at first, after all we have been at this for a long time, we even have a very open adoption with our oldest daughter. We know about birth families. We should, [...]
Are We Asking Too Much?
Like all of us, I am many things. I am a husband, father, son, brother, employee, boss and coach. My varsity soccer season starts laterĀ this month and as I was planningĀ for another season I started thinkingĀ about some of my teams over theĀ years. I love coaching and some of my favorite memories have been of coaching [...]
My Childās Birth Family
The Ā topic we're speaking on at this year's Tapestry Conference isĀ Why does my childās birth family really matter?Ā It's a question that all foster and adoptive parents should consider. Let's be honest, it's a question that all parents should consider because it is central to who your child is and who they become. We cannot escape [...]
Connecting While Correcting
We had the opportunity to speak at Parenting @IBC last weekend. We really enjoyed our time with those who attended. Here is our presentation. We'll upload the audio when we get a copy. Like us onĀ FacebookĀ | Follow us onĀ Twitter
Can I try that again?
Don't you want a second chance when you mess up? I know I do. Let's try that again...I have always wanted a second chance every time I have messed up. It's in our nature to want a second chance that's why this get traction so fast. The way we give second chances in our home [...]