Some would say that we should thank Peter J. McGuire, and others would say Matthew Maguire. Peter J. McGuire in 1882 as the general secretary of the Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners and co-founder of the American Federation of Labor introduced setting aside a day for the laboring classes. Others suggest Matthew Maguire, who was […]
Great blog from our friends at HomeWord. How to Foster a Strong Sibling Relationship by Brandon Janous Confession: My kids fight sometimes. Sometimes they argue with each other. Sometimes they lose their patience with each other. Sometimes they yell at each other. Sometimes they say really mean things to each other. Things that they probably […]
Someone reading this today is ready to throw in the towel, quit, walk away, be done. It can be a number of things. A dream, a relationship, a hope, a prayer. It can be as different as we are different. On my darkest days, there’s a phrase I say to myself… You haven’t heard from […]
It can drive us crazy. We’ve all been there. Our child makes an unwise decision. Whether you have adult kids or you are still raising yours, this is something all parents will face at one time or another. It can keep you up at night. It can bring on well-crafted and beautifully delivered lectures. It […]
As parents, we tend to pass on to our kids things we hate about ourselves. How do we not pass down what we don’t want to pass down? Is it even possible? If so, how? That’s what I asked God, and myself, when I became a parent. And I had a lot of work ahead […]
Yesterday was my 40th wedding anniversary. The night before our anniversary I couldn’t sleep which brought me back to the night before my wedding day. On that night I was crying because I feared I was making a mistake, on the night before my 40th anniversary I was tossing and turning because I drank too […]
I read this post from HomeWord and thought just HAVE TO share it. This made so much sense and really hits home with our culture… Busy = Something is Usually Broken by Doug Fields I recently had the privilege to speak to several hundred couples at our Refreshing Your Marriage conference. Without a doubt, the number […]
I’ve been giving a lot of thought on legacy and what really matters. If you think about it, when we reach our last day a lot of what matters along the way won’t matter at all. There is a book titled “The Top Five Regrets of the Dying: A Life Transformed by the Dearly Departing” […]
We celebrated my father-in-law’s life last week. It was hard not to call it a funeral—even though my brother-in-law felt strongly about calling it a “celebration of life.” Yes, we want to celebrate the life but it’s also saying goodbye and it felt very much life a funeral to me, a final goodbye, a last […]
When my daughter graduated from middle school the class traditionally went on a Disneyland trip. This was one of the highlights of the year for the kids, if not the absolute highlight. When the permission slip came home, I told Monica I would have to look into it before I granted my permission. My first […]
