The demands of daily life are enough alone to push us away from the path the Lord desires. Think back to when we were little children, how large and impossible these demands were to overcome. To us, having to take a nap was the end of the world. Yet as we got older we realized […]
The Most Neglected Part of Parenting
What if I told you that your parenting is missing something big? Like really big. Like a BLT sandwich without the B big. Like a peanut butter and jelly sandwich with no bread big. Many days I end up neglecting this part of parenting and I need to stop. You need to stop. We all […]
Kick New Year’s Resolutions to the Curb and Do This Instead
It’s about that time again: The time where gyms get new memberships, self-help book sales spike, and anything claiming to give you a better life gets purchased. It’s the time for New Year resolutions. Failure Maybe you are one of the many people who make New Year’s resolutions or maybe you are one of […]
Change Your Perspective, Change Your Life
Like many of you, my family made the trip back home for the Christmas holiday. I grew up in Fort Wayne, Indiana – the second largest city in Indiana. We moved to Cincinnati over 3 years ago. Every time we come back to Fort Wayne I realize how easy it is to get from one […]
3 Ways to Keep Christ as the Focus in Your Christmas Traditions
This evening during dinner my wife asked me what my favorite Christmas traditions were growing up. As I sat and pondered, thinking back at all of the things we did year in and year out, I realized that I really miss a lot of what went on when I was younger. Sure, opening presents was fun, […]