It’s easy to be cocky about parenting until you become one. Turns out, it’s a little scary to dive in. If only parenting came with a floatation device to keep your head above water. That’s what I saw with my dad at Molikini . . . A tepid swimmer at best, my dad quickly agreed [...]
You too can bond with your kids' hearts, funnel beliefs, and shape their dreams. Here's the start to learning how.
Instead of looking back with regrets, parents can look ahead with joy by being the parent their kids need them to be.
A young child’s joy when Daddy comes home from work . . . there’s nothing like it. Decades later, it still seems like yesterday. I’d rattle the door and here they’d come, all three kids screaming to welcome me home. Every 6 p.m. was a celebration. Josh loved squeezy and shaky hugs. Leslie wanted me [...]
After 36 years, my wife is still my girlfriend. Although we have virtually nothing in common, our marriage thrives. Is there conflict? Sure. But love deepens because of a quality learned from Jesus - make it easy to be loved. And Anna is the master. She expresses love in every moment – a loving mom [...]
As a young dad, I had one goal – that my kids would grow up to say two things about me: 1) I’m godly and 2) I’m their hero. Not one. Both. Neither a distant holy man, nor a buddy without godly purpose ... Too many parents serve God, but make little impact on their [...]
