My Mom was always there for all five of us kids, no matter what. She taught us many lifelong lessons about being good to others. And Kent’s Mom is not your typical Mother-in-law…
The 5 Best Gifts Our Moms Gave Us
Will You Share Your Advice for a Good Marriage? (Plus My Tips!)
When a young friend emailed recently requesting advice for a good marriage, I hoped you might be willing to add your own advice to the mix. Please share in the comments!
Why I Don’t Want Our Kids to Grow Up to Be Good People
When having a conversation with some friends the other day, we were talking about how most parents desire that their kids grow up to be “good people”. Of course there’s nothing wrong with hoping for this, and I couldn’t put my finger on it at the time, but I knew that just “being good people” is not what I want for our kids. For some reason the conversation made me feel unsettled inside. What kind of Mom am I to not want our kids to be GOOD?
The Impossible
How many times have you said, “There is NO way that could happen. I’m not even going to bother praying for the impossible”.
Raising Kids to be Committed Christians–Tips from an Imperfect Mom
Recently a reader asked for advice on how to raise kids to be committed Christians. For Kent and I, this is our number one goal as parents, to raise up kids who love Jesus so they can know Him and be used by Him to help others in this world, and so we can all be together in the next. I just don’t see how anything else matches this goal when you think of eternity, but wow, it’s not easy, and I sure don’t have the magic formula. I’ve got some ideas though…
Show Your Kids This Video
“I don’t know why, you’d want a guy, who only cares what he sees with his eyes.” I showed this to our younger kids and want to help them ‘get’ this now, before the world teaches them differently…
When You’re Tired of Always Being Needed
To have what some might think is the ultimate freedom, the radical autonomy to be without any duty or obligation to others, is actually a taste of Hell.
My New Find – Surviving Infidelity
Surviving Infidelity — is it Possible? Here’s a blog I came across recently about surviving infidelity — it’s a raw, but beautiful, story…
Go See “Courageous” THIS Weekend!
I hope you’ll go see the movie, Courageous, at the theaters this weekend. Why this weekend? Did you know that the more people who see a movie the first weekend it’s out, the more widely distributed and more successful it will be? And we all know that we need more movies to teach us, and […]
“How Do You Keep Them Out?”
The kids and I just got back from visiting the West Michigan Healing Field, a local memorial for those who died on September 11th, 2001. Each of the 3200 flags represent a life lost that day, including 21 who were Michigan residents. If you live nearby, you really need to go. Don’t miss the moving video I’ve included at the end of the post from the Healing Field…