Kids Say the Darnedest Prayers
Kids Say the Darnedest Things, Prayers Included Art Linkletter used to have a TV show called Kids Say the Darnedest Things. Remember? Well, this is the paraphrased version – Kids Say the Darnedest Prayers. You will be touched by their innocence and tickled by their requests. Enjoy. P. S. Don’t miss […]
Continue readingWorld Vision, I Like Giving, and Me – What Ties Us Together?
What/Who is World Vision?World Vision’s Mission Statement is summarized as followsWHO WE ARE We are a Christian organizationworking to help communitieslift themselves out of poverty. For good. You Can Learn More About World Vision Here There is a lot to World Vision so its definitely worth checking their website out in more detail.What/Who is I Like Giving?Frequently […]
Continue readingWays To Raise Your Kids To Be Contributors
Are You Predominantly a Contributor or a Consumer?The answer to this question by a parent forms the most powerful influence that you pass on to your children. Gulp! In today’s two working parent homes it is much more difficult than a couple of generations ago to set the example for our children that we want for […]
Continue readingStephanie Nielson – Severe Burn Victim’s Inspiring Story
Stephanie Nielson has an amazing story. It chronicles the devastating injury to a young wife and mother who was burned in a plane crash over 80% of her body with the worst damage being to her face. Her husband, Christian, was also seriously injured and burned, although not to the same degree. Stephanie was […]
Continue readingYou Are So Beautiful To Me – Not What You Think!
Who Says What Beautiful is Anyway? You Are So Beautiful To Me, is just right for the video that is basically a silent mini-movie story with a musical background piece. It captures your attention and won’t let go! At the end you are disappointed that the clip doesn’t keep going. But you’re not disappointed in […]
Continue readingChoosing The Best Schooling Option for Your Child – Why I Created a (Free) Course About It
The Schooling Problem(s)I have seen an increase of interest and concern about the public schooling system in our country over the past several years. Have you noticed?Local ConcernsIf you watch your local news on TV regularly, I’ll bet you see segments about schools more than once a week during the school year. Some topics are: School […]
Continue readingChildren See. Children Do. Make Your Influence Positive
This is a powerful ad campaign to show adults that children will mimic what they see… especially from people who are supposed to be their role models.
Continue readingChild’s Definition of Love
What Does Love Mean? Courtesy of rogerknapp.com A group of professional people posed this question to a group of 4 to 8 year-olds. The answers they got were broader and deeper than anyone could have imagined. See what you think: “When my grandmother got arthritis, she couldn’t bend over and paint her toenails […]
Continue readingMiracle of a Brother’s Song – You Are My Sunshine
This is a heartwarming story of baby Marlee (pictured above as a teen) and her 3-year-old brother’s song to her when it appeared she might not survive. The truth of the story has been questioned. The website truthorfiction.com has researched the story’s authenticity and concluded it is true. Several slightly different versions have appeared on […]
Continue readingNatasha Crain – Christian Mom Thoughts Blog – Must Follow for Christian Parents
I have read several of her blog posts (which draw liberally from her book chapters) and I found them to be solid in theology and practicality for family life in today’s complex and sometimes hostile-to-Christians culture. I highly recommend checking out her blog at: http://christianmomthoughts.com/christian-parenting-blog/ Here is an excerpt from her latest post. What Does It Mean to Love People?Nearly everyone […]
Continue readingSpiritual Practices Common to Kids Who Flourish As Adults
How Much Can a Consistent Pattern of Spiritual Practices Help Our Children? As Christian parents, we naturally want to follow a set of family spiritual practices to raise our children to flourish spiritually as they grow and reach the stage of independently making their own choices. We make our choices of how to “train up” […]
Continue readingRemember The Five Simple Rules to Be Happy
A Serious Attitude Test For the Five Simple Rules Having had to arrange for nursing home accommodations for elderly in-laws on separate occasions, and understanding the range of emotions involved for them (and the rest of the family), I hope you find this story about five simple rules as inspirational as I do. A Facebook […]
Continue readingMr. Wright – an Amazing “Weird” Teacher and a More Amazing Father
Some heroes have capes and others have weapons but Jeffrey Wright has a classroom, a creative mind and a huge heart. Louisville, Kentucky High school physics teacher Jeffrey Wright was profiled by Tara Parker-Pope in the New York Times on December 24, 2012. The article featured an award winning video titled Wright’s Law produced […]
Continue readingWhat Would the World be Like Without Moms?
Intro Here is a cute Mothers Day season video by the Jubilee Project asking a series of people the question “What Would the World be Like Without Moms?” While the answers have a wide ranging scope of particulars, there is a broad consensus. The world would be a disaster without Moms! The Jubilee Project […]
Continue readingTwo Abortion Survivors Tell Their Stories on Focus on the Family
Watch and Listen as Two Women Describe their Experiences as Abortion SurvivorsOn April 9, 2019 the Focus on the Family daily half hour radio and YouTube broadcast featured a discussion with Jim Daly, President of Focus on the Family and Melissa Ohden and Claire Culwell, both survivors of attempted abortions. Melissa and Claire are some of […]
Continue readingBefore I Formed You in the Womb – By Christian Artist Ron DiCianni
“Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, before you were born I set you apart; I appointed you as a prophet to the nations.” Jer 1:5 NIV Christian artist, Ron DiCianni says this is the story of his life. Ron’s mother was in her doctor’s office for an abortion and at the […]
Continue readingWhy Today’s Generation of High Schoolers Need a Gap Year
Five Benefits of Taking a Gap Year Off Before CollegeChristianity Today magazine just posted a thought provoking article offering some rather discouraging statistics and trends toward Christian faith among Gen Z young people born between 1995 and 2015. The article also describes five benefits of taking a “gap year” off after high school graduation and the […]
Continue readingBe Careful! You Never Know When You Influence The Life of a Child
Be Careful! You never know when you are influencing a (your) child for the rest of their life – for better or for worse. Courtesy of Inspire21.com Author Unknown “When you thought I wasn’t looking… I saw you hang my first painting on the refrigerator, and I immediately wanted to paint another one. […]
Continue readingEmotional “Love Life” Follows Along With 1 Corinthians 13
This short video titled Love Life is an emotional reflection of a long love life. It follows along with the text of Bible’s I Corinthians Chapter 13 which is known as the “Love Chapter”. I originally found a version of this video on Godtube.com where it had over 100K views but I had difficulty […]
Continue readingAll Season Long Lisa Always Struck Out – All But Once!
My wife, Lynn, wrote a book called Precious Memories a few years ago and we published it in print and electronic formats through Amazon and its partner company CreateSpace. It is a compilation of over fifty short stories about things that she or we, as a family, experienced over the years. She says some stories […]
Continue readingThe Best First Date – Not What You Think!
The Best First Date Headline The headline, together with an interesting photo, caught my attention on a Facebook post so I clicked to see what the best first date would be like. The content marketing people all say that its the headline that is most important. If the headline is boring the reader will quit […]
Continue readingLate For Dinner in Spite of Speeding
Author Unknown Courtesy of Inspire21.com Jack took a long look at his speedometer before slowing down: 73 in a 55 zone. Fourth time in as many months. How could a guy get caught speeding so often? When his car had slowed to 10 miles an hour, Jack pulled over, but only partially. Let the […]
Continue readingThrilled Toddler Yells ‘Dad!’ After Adoption Decree is Announced
Good News Others are Saying Series Good News Others are Saying is a new kind of post I’m trying out. Each post will feature a story/article from one of several sources that I will be watching to find some “Good News – Tastefully Presented”. I hope you will find these posts interesting and that they […]
Continue readingHere’s a Change of Pace on Thanksgiving Dinner with Friends!
Intro Usually we think of Thanksgiving Dinner as a time shared with our family. Sometimes we include members of our extended families from distant places and that makes the occasion even more special. Thanksgiving is also a time (in the U.S, anyway) of remembering the origins of our country – the Pilgrims who suffered greatly […]
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