parenting

June 2016

June 02, 2016
Fish Tacos Recipe “The Sneaky Version”   Preparation: Step 1: Without telling your children, program...

November 2015

November 10, 2015
One of the common statements I hear today when I talk with grandparents is, “I’m...

April 2015

April 09, 2015
Last week, my 11-year old son asked if he could use my 18-inch chainsaw to...

January 2015

January 22, 2015
“In nature, a child finds freedom, fantasy, and privacy: a place distant from the adult...

November 2013

November 18, 2013
"I'm bored, Mom. Give me something to do!" The woman standing behind me at the...

October 2013

October 22, 2013
I say no a lot as a parent. My son asked if he could watch the...

June 2013

June 03, 2013
“Would you tell me about your dad?” That’s one of my favorite questions to ask...

May 2013

May 21, 2013
“Did you hear that children my age probably died in that tornado today, Daddy?” Those...
May 06, 2013
  This group makes me want to buy a Harley-Davidson and fill my closet with...
May 03, 2013
Excerpt from Man on the Run: Dreaming is easy. The challenge lies in choosing the...

April 2013

April 03, 2013
Our family recently visited Washington, D.C. I had the privilege of opening the House of...

February 2013

February 21, 2013
I’ve got a 9-year old son who is itching on the inside to become a...
February 19, 2013
Think parenting is a thankless job? Well, think again. Or, better yet…stop thinking and go...

January 2013

January 14, 2013
Our youngest daughter, Claire, has had a hard time learning to read. Our first two...

December 2012

December 27, 2012
I’ve been watching Planet Earth with my family. Huge kudos to the BBC Natural History...
December 20, 2012
1. Chased a mouse in my boot: On Monday night, I slipped on my Muck...
December 10, 2012
Listen up all you grade-school boys, in about ten years, you’re going to need to...

September 2012

September 28, 2012
I eat this stuff up. I get juiced when a major secular publication such as...
September 10, 2012
As parents, it's easy to expend our time and energy keeping our kids clean on...
September 06, 2012
Some dads are present sometimes. Some are absent. And then some are palpable presences in...
September 03, 2012
What my nine-year-old son hears: I’m going to be gone for about a week…so you’re...

August 2012

August 20, 2012
  I'm feeling sad over the death of Calvin Miller. I not only appreciate his...
August 17, 2012
  I’ve blogged in the past about being careful to not make our children deal...
August 07, 2012
A truly good book teaches me better than to read it. I must soon lay...
August 02, 2012
Shame makes the world go round, but I'm starting to feel motion sickness. Shame is...

July 2012

July 28, 2012
What's the main thing we're passing on to our children? A conversation I had with...
July 24, 2012
It’s strange what I remember from my childhood, and what I’ve forgotten. For example, I...
July 21, 2012
Do you have a work-a-holic or a hyper-hobbied man in your life? Do you want...
July 02, 2012
I’m staring at a glass of iced water. It’s 100-degrees outside and I’m sitting at...

June 2012

June 26, 2012
My nine-year-old son, Aidan, already has a few solid friendships. He and his buddies love...
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