The Friendship Fix
Some kids pick the best friends and some kids need a little help with “discernment.” God created our kids with the ability to choose, and he honors…
Raising Kind Kids
Are babies born “kind” or is kindness a learned behavior? After looking at several studies the best answer I could find to that question is “yes.”…
Why God Needs Fathers
A father came home from work to find his little girl brushing the dog's teeth with his toothbrush. He was horrified and asked her what she was doing.…
Called to Coach
A coach will impact more people in one year than the average person will in an entire lifetime. ~Billy Graham From my earliest years, all I wanted to…
Why is He Wearing a Dress?
Kids have always asked hard, surprising, and embarrassing questions, often when we are standing in the middle of a crowded store or restaurant. The…
The Value of Imperfect Parents
My first year as a second grade teacher, I taught an adorable little boy. He was quiet, didn’t have a lot of friends and seemed very nervous about…
Reece Whitley: SportsKid of the Year
Reece Whitley was seven years old when he failed a deep-water safety test at summer camp. He had to watch his friends enjoy the pool without him. He…
Call the $%@! Word a Foul
Every sports arena is painted with lines to mark what is fair and what is foul. Every home needs to have some of those lines painted as well. One of…
Parental Blinders
I was sitting at my son’s T-Ball game when I realized that his chances of becoming a major league player were not promising. The score was close and…