One of the goals we have as Christian parents is raising our children to conform to Christ. And while none of us will ever be even close to 100% like Christ, it is clear that we are called to be disciple makers and might be able to get 100% there. And if Christ has called …
Haiku
the sin I'm saved from my only contribution to my salvation
Gone are the days
This in response to cubby’s Reowr Homophone Misuse poetry challenge. She provided the italicized lines. We were asked to finish the poem. Gone are the days of princesses And nights in shining armor Loves sweet whisper is no longer heard And inspires no more ardor "The king is dead," is the word that's said Across …
Even though
I heard something today that inspired this poem. I don't remember exactly what it was, but it ruminated subconsciously and then just came out. I'm curious how others that write poetry go through their process. I wanted to write in more structured form this time as opposed to my previous free verse ... -------------------------------- even …
Raising Children – The Foundation
I've found it's quite hard if not impossible to teach a subject in which you have no knowledge. It's even harder to live a life of purpose when no purpose exists or at least we are unaware of that purpose. I've discussed this before, but as Christian parents our purpose is to raise our …
Outside In
It's been a long time, many many years, since I've written any poetry. This is my first "reunion tour" in a sense. Poetry is such a personal thing and I know there are certain types of poetry I prefer over others. This is a free verse poem that I wrote the other day. ---------------------------------------------------------- "me …
Raising Kids – Starting to Plan
In a previous post I talked about a plan I had developed for raising my boys and how I pretty much failed in implementing it with my oldest. Now that my last two boys are old enough, I figured I should revisit with renewed fervor and give it another go. There is A LOT of …
Raising Boys
I've developed a plan many years ago on how to raise my boys according to what I feel Lord has called me to do. How to equip them in such a way as to be ready for the trials of life. And a lot of this was derived from my thinking about what my role …
No Rules Day
Off and on I will share family stories that come to mind and I think are entertaining. And believe me, we have some pretty good ones. This one in particular occurred many years ago, when we had a seven year old Wheaty and a five year old Diesel. It was early in the …
I Was Made For This
Our family has been enjoying the song by Carrollton "I Was Made For This." (Actually listening to this song right now! 🙂 Not only does our family enjoy a good pump up song, but I've been thinking about the deeper meaning of this song. It can apply to many aspects of my life, Man, Father, …
