I absolutely love giving gifts to my children.  And I think my wife and I enjoy giving to them as much or more than they enjoy the receiving. Recently, we bought our son and daughter a new guitar and ukulele to help and encourage them to go to the next level in their...

Then spake Jesus… Saying, “The scribes and Pharisees sit in Moses’ seat: All therefore whatsoever they bid you observe, that observe and do; but do not ye after their works: for they say, and do not.  Matthew 23:1-3 The Pharisees were known for their strict adherence...

Twelve of the saddest things to happen in the life of any family are when... Parents become emotionally and spiritually absent Bedtimes take place without affectionate words or hugs Meals go without prayers 'I love you’s’ are seldom spoken Criticism is more common...

Our family loves to laugh. Whether it’s at someone or with someone, whether it’s joke night or just time to get silly, laughter is a ton of fun. In fact, some of my greatest memories as a child were times when our family had all out gut-busting times of long, hard...

Sitting on our kitchen table is a small container called The Box of Encouragement. Inside of this box are 3x5 cards that we we use to write notes of love and kindness to others in the family.  I recently wrote a note to my 9 year old son, Seth, and left it on the...

Have you ever started watching a movie with your family, and thought to yourself, "This is not at all what I expected" or "maybe this wasn't such a good choice after all”?   I think we’ve all been there, slightly embarrassed that we didn’t do a little more...