Parenting is hard! I’m proud of my two teenage boys but sometimes think it’s simply by the grace of God that they’ve “turned out ok”. To some extent it certainly is by the grace of God. But along the way, I learned many lessons – often by making the mistake of not applying the principle –… Continue reading
Today marks 25 years that Michele & I have been married. That sounds crazy to me! Until, that is, I try and kick the ball around with my son and my body starts reminding just how old I really am! Of course, everyone still thinks I robbed the cradle with Michele since she still looks… Continue reading
I love baseball (long-suffering Padres fan!), but I only played one year of Little League as a kid. My sons, Garret & Taylor, both played. We all had very different experiences, but we all learned some valuable life lessons. 5 Valuable Life Lessons Learned From Little League 1. Swing like you mean it. This is something… Continue reading
I’ve got the best sons in the world! OK, I may be a little bias, but I am incredibly proud of my boys and the young men they’ve become. For the past 20 years they have been the primary focus of my life, along with my wife of nearly 25 years. We’ve worked hard to… Continue reading
As a father of two amazing young men, every day is like Father’s Day to me. I have been incredibly blessed by them. And I was blessed with the world’s greatest Dad – at least the greatest one I could ever imagine. So my experiences as a Dad and with my own Dad have been amazingly… Continue reading
A normal morning for me when I’m not on the road: go to the office and dive into the work I love to do – helping leaders locally & around the world impact children for Christ! But sometimes I get distracted. Not long ago I was sitting in my office – distracted. I had intended… Continue reading
I have two amazing sons. As any parent, I like to brag about my “boys” who have now become young men. And, also as any parent, I want nothing but the best for them. My wife and I long to see them fulfill whatever it is that God has planned for them, and to continue to… Continue reading
Parents, don’t you wish that children came with a “Users Manual”? It seems that, of all things, there ought to be some official guide to parenting. But there’s not. And, as young parents, sometimes it takes a little while to grasp certain ideas and principles – realities – of parenting. My boys are grown now,… Continue reading
I believe the breakdown of the family is the single greatest contributor to the challenges we currently face in our society. That’s a topic for another post, but perhaps the greatest factor in the breakdown of the family is poor leadership by fathers. I am amazed at the truth to the statement by John… Continue reading