I write to parents with children at home. Singles, married without children, empty-nesters - don't misunderstand, you are important too. But for this post, allow me to narrow the audience. And don't stop reading. Singles and married without children, my words may soon...
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Using MATE for Your Future Mate
I believe far too many young men and women enter the dating game with no real plan. This leaves them open to move forward in a relationship based on immediate emotions. Too often they find themselves involved before they take a hard look at the person with whom they...
These Are The Best of Times
Parents are exhausted these days. Life is busy. Let me share with you an experience I had when our kids were younger… I had been moaning about how busy things were. My job. The new baby. Soccer, softball, and baseball practices and games. School stuff. Yard work....
Marriage Mission Statement
Just as each person has a unique fingerprint, so each marriage has a unique "marriageprint," a distinctiveness that belongs to each couple alone. God unites couples to do together what they could never do alone. God has brought you together as man and wife to do what...
The Best Instruction on How to Pray
Francois Fenelon (August 6, 1651 – January 7, 1715) was a French Roman Catholic archbishop, theologian, poet and writer. His instruction on prayer is the best I have ever seen. Here’s what Fenelon says: Tell God all that is in your heart, as one unloads one’s heart,...
A Personal Blind Spot Confession
I have coached a variety of recreational sports in my community. I hate to admit it, but for many years I was a downright jerk. Now, years removed from my coaching “jerkiness,” it’s hard to believe that I took winning so seriously. But I did. Several of us coaches...