Ever have trouble sticking with things? Are you the Queen of the unfinished? Do you jump from project to project, never feeling satisfied about the outcome? I’ve been there, I think all of us have. I wish everything in life were as easy as a Mousetrap game. From the unfinished sewing project, to the [...]
Talking to your kids about sex doesn’t have to be difficult. With a few tools and pointers, you’ll be a pro! Talking to our children about God’s plan for sex and children is a conversation we approach with great fear and trembling. Not because we are afraid to have the conversation, but because it’s such [...]
It’s graduation season! Our daughter and ‘son-in-law-to-be’ both graduated from Moody Bible Institute last weekend. Hailey and Eric plan to marry later in the year, so they are thrilled to have their diplomas in hand! They are excited to move forward with their wedding plans without the stress of finals! Hailey majored in “Applied Linguistics” [...]
Do your kids argue more than you care to admit? Photo credit Conflict among humans is a given. Adults and children alike struggle to get along with other people in the workplace, schools and even in church….myself included. The problem, as I see it, other than our obvious sin nature, is that we lack “tools“, [...]
On my recent trip to Chicago, I had the pleasure of listening to “7 Habits of Highly Effective Families” on audio book. What a wonderful book! I couldn’t stop taking notes! While I can’t do this book justice in one post, I want to share one element that encouraged my socks off! Steven Covey creates [...]
How can a backyard garden teach children about investing? While all of the investment lingo can be confusing for even adults, nature can easily make sense of investing. Actually, we all practice investment strategies all the time but just aren’t aware of it. It’s not that hard to understand the basics of investing. Basically, you [...]
This is my first born….my Hailey. She is engaged now to a wonderful young man, Eric. For the last number of months, wedding plans have been underway. We’re coming into the homestretch as Hailey and Eric will both graduate from college this Spring. My purpose for traveling to Chicago this weekend was three-fold: to support [...]
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