March 22, 2013

Sports League Sign

Based off of a recent comical sign I saw, I am suggesting this as the wording for signs surrounding the game fields for All Out Sports. PLEASE REMEMBER: 1) THE ATHLETES ARE ONLY CHILDREN 2) THIS IS A ONLY A GAME 3) THE COACHES ARE VOLUNTEERS 4) THE REFEREES/UMPIRES ARE HUMAN 5) YOU ARE HERE TO SUPPORT AND ENCOURAGE 6) YOU ARE NOT HERE TO […]
April 13, 2013

The Mommy First Rule

Who do you kiss goodbye first when you leave your house each day? For children to understand love, they must understand they are loved by their parents and they are loved by God. Most parents inherently do a good job of loving their children. And many do a good job of explaining to their children that God loves them, but where I have seen many […]
April 25, 2013

The Power of 5

This week, I am rocking it out to “dubstep” worship music at a ministry conference in Atlanta, Georgia. If you don’t know what dubstep is, you are either old, boring, or my own mother. (Just Kidding)  During this conference, we continue to review a statistic that came from two national surveys a few years back from Rethink and Lifeway. Those studies examined adults who stayed […]
May 4, 2013

Why Children Need The Sabbath

My oldest son started high school this fall. At his orientation, the counselors spoke to parents about the greatest challenge they see students face in school. I expected to hear about poor study habits or substance abuse, but to my initial surprise, these were not at the top of the list. Apparently, the greatest challenge presenting itself in the office of the high school guidance […]
March 22, 2013

Sports League Sign

Based off of a recent comical sign I saw, I am suggesting this as the wording for signs surrounding the game fields for All Out Sports. PLEASE REMEMBER: 1) THE ATHLETES ARE ONLY CHILDREN 2) THIS IS A ONLY A GAME 3) THE COACHES ARE VOLUNTEERS 4) THE REFEREES/UMPIRES ARE HUMAN 5) YOU ARE HERE TO SUPPORT AND ENCOURAGE 6) YOU ARE NOT HERE TO […]
April 13, 2013

The Mommy First Rule

Who do you kiss goodbye first when you leave your house each day? For children to understand love, they must understand they are loved by their parents and they are loved by God. Most parents inherently do a good job of loving their children. And many do a good job of explaining to their children that God loves them, but where I have seen many […]
April 25, 2013

The Power of 5

This week, I am rocking it out to “dubstep” worship music at a ministry conference in Atlanta, Georgia. If you don’t know what dubstep is, you are either old, boring, or my own mother. (Just Kidding)  During this conference, we continue to review a statistic that came from two national surveys a few years back from Rethink and Lifeway. Those studies examined adults who stayed […]
May 4, 2013

Why Children Need The Sabbath

My oldest son started high school this fall. At his orientation, the counselors spoke to parents about the greatest challenge they see students face in school. I expected to hear about poor study habits or substance abuse, but to my initial surprise, these were not at the top of the list. Apparently, the greatest challenge presenting itself in the office of the high school guidance […]