HopeForYourFamily

I have seldom used my website as a place to post “prayer requests.”  Today, the Holy Spirit has laid something on my heart that I feel compelled to share with you, and to ask for your prayer support.  If you have a heart for teens – for seeing the adolescents of our day experience hope [...]

Tags: adolescence, coming soon..., community, facebook, HOPE, teens

My son loves to keep his room a mess.  This is not a judgment call on my part.  He has told me so, repeatedly, usually with a gleam in his eye!  “Dad!  I hate a clean room!  I love it messy.”  His words, not mine.  Doesn’t get any plainer than that.  It’s his room, and [...]

Tags: family, parenting, personal responsibility

Are you a man looking for more out of life?
Are you a guy who is tired of relationship difficulties or a lack of fulfillment or purpose?
Are you ready to finally move beyond the baggage of your past and move into the future you’ve always imagined, but never really dreamed was possible?
Are you a husband who [...]

Tags: manhood

Ever have a day where you felt terrible?  A week?  A month?
What do you do when you feel sick, afraid, angry, anxious, resentful, ashamed, envious, or some other variety of less than ideal?  Really.  Think about it for a minute.  What do you do when you feel bad?
Where do you focus your mind?  What do [...]

Tags: freedom, the journey

1. Expect your kids to grow to be approximately as healthy, responsible, and emotionally mature as you are.  This is not a guarantee, but it is very likely.
2. Be a facilitator of pain in your children’s lives.  We’re not talking about cruelty or abuse here.  Let’s be clear on that.  But sparing your children from [...]

Tags: parenting

A friend forwarded this email, and I just had to share it.  I thought it was a good reality check.
BBQ RULES
We are about to enter the BBQ season. Therefore it is important to refresh
your memory on the etiquette of this sublime outdoor cooking activity. When a man volunteers to do the BBQ the following chain [...]

Tags: culture, marriage / relationships

FREEDOM.
What does it mean to you?
What does it cost?
What makes it valuable?
Is it valuable to you?
What price are you willing to pay for freedom?
What are you teaching your kids about freedom, its value and its price?
Are you living in freedom?
Today I seem to have more questions than answers.  Sometimes asking questions is more valuable than [...]

Tags: freedom

I have been so moved by the ministry of Pete Scazzero since reading his book, “Emotionally Healthy Spirituality” a couple of years ago.  His recent blog post offers his newly refined “12 Foundational Tenets of EHS.”

Tags: HOPE