I love the fact that my kids make good friends. And I try to be a good friend to my kids’ friends. That way, their friends will be comfortable in our home, and their parents will be as well. There are too many places that I would not be comfortable with my kids visiting. I ...
One of the things I know I will never regret doing with my kids is spending some one on one time with each one of them. Often. For example, it’s an easy thing to take one of your kids and head to breakfast once in a while, just the two of you. I do this ...
Every evening, almost without fail, we sit down and share some time together as a family. Sometimes it may be brief. Other times, we may spend a while together. But we always try to end the day with family devotions. I’m not going to lie to you and tell you that it is an easy ...
As Americans, we face a big temptation. Looking at it from my perspective, I’d almost say that it is epidemic in its proportions. And it’s a myth. I’m talking about the myth of multi-tasking. Multi-tasking has been proclaimed to be the efficiency king. Multi-tasking helps us get more done, they claim. I don’t buy it. ...
Have you seen the movie Courageous? In that movie, there is a scene, where the guy is sitting in a chair watching TV, and his family says goodnight. He doesn’t respond. That’s a dad failure right there. Your kids are a precious gift fro God. Never allow yourself to miss an opportunity to show them ...
I’ve listened to too many men look at their grown children and say, “I wish I’d…” They’re living a life filled with regrets for the time missed with their kids. If that’s you, I want you to know that it’s not too late to make up for that lost time. Of course you can’t go ...