Any change can bring tension, so if you are feeling like you are feeling more stressed than ever: You are not alone!
Category: Fatherhood
Letter to a 13-something-year-old from a 30-something-year-old on how to live through the loss of our parents
Life will continue and your losses will not dominate, you will adjust and you’ll be stronger, you'll bounce back in life, and you'll know that there is life beyond death and resurrection happens.
Contentment: One Key Quality for Your Success Today
This whole thing about being the best, is at best relative...Our purpose must be found in God and found in our assignment today
Check out our “Diary of a Humble Dad” e-book – {One silly & hilarious read that will keep every kid & their parents seriously roarin’!}
...So the time comes when good hearty ol' laughs are needed, and you & I can both chill and chuckle over the silliness of this book. We can all think up and brim over with a 1000 *better* ways to outsmart this author & spice up family life and inject joy over our gloriously messy days... Friends, you've gotta… Continue reading Check out our “Diary of a Humble Dad” e-book – {One silly & hilarious read that will keep every kid & their parents seriously roarin’!}
one practical tip on how we can teach kids to master technology rather than be mastered by it
Critical thinking teaches our kids to understand the message that media tries to convey rather than mindlessly absorbing every material thrown in their face.
God Identifying with Us and Once & Forever settling the Gulf Issue
Jesus takes it personally and identifies with His body in a way that we become a part of who He is.
Permission to sweat it over the small stuff – why fussing over little details can actually do you good
Today as I hovered from place to place here in Asia, I found myself craving for just a little time and a quiet corner to commune with God. Instead of being time-effective, however, I found people, system, and traffic being less than efficient here. My wonderful moments on the other hand, came when I simply… Continue reading Permission to sweat it over the small stuff – why fussing over little details can actually do you good
when your heart is longing for some reality this new year
Mark 16:1-8 - The Resurrection "When the Sabbath was past, Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James, and Salome bought spices, so that they might go and anoint him. And very early on the first day of the week, when the sun had risen, they went to the tomb. And they were saying to one another,… Continue reading when your heart is longing for some reality this new year
KPI’s (Key performance indicators) for Parents…how to know you’re nailing it
...many times I'm really unsure if i've achieved in a day all the things I'm supposed to do to be a good parent...cos the act of balancing so many different needs and wearing so many different hats is a tricky one, and sometimes you feel like you've gotta sacrifice something to accomplish another thing...it's nice to know… Continue reading KPI’s (Key performance indicators) for Parents…how to know you’re nailing it
How to be fresh for use today
When you wake up with a pounding headache, a ringing ear and a sore mouth, you may be tempted to be a grumpy little person --- until your eyes open to notice the beauty that's all around you - the gift of God's grace lavished on your one single life... I wrote this in the company of a wonderful… Continue reading How to be fresh for use today
How to have a roof altering kind of faith
Let's take this to heart - there are days when the needs of our friends are greater than their own faith - and they need our faith to hold them up, to pray them through, to pave the way for their miracles --- they need our faith and deeds combined for their bodies to heal, for… Continue reading How to have a roof altering kind of faith
…how to stay strong when you’re caught in a war
...when you feel the heat's on and situation's tense and that you're somehow caught in a war - whatever the 'war' might be --- hold on; don't give up!, because God has the greater plan for your life. God is the Master Specialist who can use any and every circumstance to teach us how to war ...and how to do it properly, and… Continue reading …how to stay strong when you’re caught in a war
When it’s alright to say good things about your family
It's in our blood...to be embarrassed about blowing our own horns' (or our children's) in public...so we tend to underplay it, and dismiss the good, ...but hey, we aren't called to blow our own trumpets, we are simply called to declare the love and pleasure that we have towards our own family in front of others, rather than the negative, or… Continue reading When it’s alright to say good things about your family
The Way to Greater Ministry
Seeing this devotional note popped up in my inbox this morning, I know that there are certain nuggets of truth in what my husband was reflecting this morning in his little quiet moment before work...and I pray, alongside him, that you and I will see the joy of self denial, see the power that comes with… Continue reading The Way to Greater Ministry
How to Enjoy Your Work All-Year Round
I tell you - what this man said below is true! Joy is a gift and work can be that gift - a joy! When work isn't just mere "work", we can chase the dread away and welcome the grace in. I've seen this joy lighting up a whole countenance, I've witnessed this joy elevating a real gloomy face, because truth be… Continue reading How to Enjoy Your Work All-Year Round
