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 …
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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 …
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 morning and …
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, …
Happy New Year Everyone! I love poetry. This seems to blow a lot of my co-workers minds. I'm a computer programmer who hates math and loves poetry. I came across this poem the other day and thought I would share it. Life is but a Weaving - By Corrie Ten Boom My life is but …
Have you ever been asked why you believe in God? Why you trust the bible? I've wrestled with that question for many years. I) First Cause Argument. - Scientific consensus is that the universe has a beginning in the finite past. The Universe is not eternal, it came into existence at some point and …
Our daughter turned 21 last month and she got her first boyfriend. It wasn't the birthday present we expected, but it is something we have been praying for - in a sense. We tried to raise her as an independent young woman who did not "need" a boyfriend or husband. And this worked out quite …
The title of this post, was an actual twitter post from my oldest son diesel. He had been trying to get into the HGC (Heroes of the Storm Global Championship) for the last year. For those of you who aren't familiar with Heroes of the Storm (HOTS), it's a MOBA (Multiplayer online battle arena) where …
Grace was an extremely hard concept for me to understand. I grew up without a father figure and a mom who was trying to make ends meet by working a couple of jobs at a time to provide for me and my sister. Growing up I played sports and from my experience there was very …
Parenting in the digital age
