Our kids and grandkids are all here or have been for the holidays. Tonight the parents celebrate. The kids sleep. There is a rare silence. But it is filled with hope.
Category: family
maybe you should read this
We avoid that which is uncomfortable and put off that which is necessary. "Maybe" becomes the way we manage our childrens' expectations and our spouse's concerns.
my father’s heart
We all have this responsibility to demonstrate the love of God. But in healthy families it starts with dads. It must mean something when a child thinks of God as his father.
hospitality begins at home
Dysfunctional families often turn inward, hiding their pains and focusing on their problems while healthy families turn outward, opening themselves to others, sharing God’s blessings without reservation.
failure to launch is not a movie
It may simply be sloth and a sense of entitlement that extends adolescence far beyond its historic boundaries. But in the end growing up is a choice, not merely a consequence.