HopeForYourFamily

I will be presenting “Parenting Like You Mean It!” at Zachary Church of Christ on Saturday, July 24 from 9-11 am.  Lunch and childcare will be provided.  Call 225-654-5993 to register.
Morpheus will be there…
…will you?

Tags: coming soon..., community, parenting

I am rebooting the start date for the upcoming group I will be leading here in Baton Rouge.  I hate that there is such a need for this kind of group, but I have learned that the ugliness of reality is better faced than avoided.  I am doing what I can to face this particular [...]

Tags: adolescence, coming soon..., community, freedom, HOPE, self-injury, teaching, teens

Watch the video here.

Please pray for this amazing event!  For all in the Baton Rouge area, please consider getting involved in the event announced in this email from my friend, and a genuine servant of Christ, Clayton Hays:
Gardere Giveaway Outreach – Almost Here Again!
If you were a part of last year’s Gardere Giveaway [...]

Tags: community, HOPE, respect, spiritual formation, the journey

You won’t find a better deal for Super Bowl tickets, unless you happen to be Drew Brees’ cousin.  And the organization offering the raffle is devoted to blessing folks in a tough place through efforts that will likely never receive any great recognition (this side of Heaven).  I personally know the head of this organization, [...]

Tags: community, HOPE

I know.  For those of you who have been following me on Twitter and/or Facebook, you realize this statement comes near apostasy for me.  But what you may not realize is that I grew up in Little Rock, AR, home of Jennings Osborne and family.  Click here to get a visual tour of the [...]

Tags: community, compasses, culture, facebook, HOPE, the journey, twitter

(Re-posted from 2006)
Well, the Thanksgiving/Christmas holiday season is upon us.  You know what that means? – Dealing with knotheads!  Whether it’s your ex-spouse, your alcoholic mother, your abusive father, your in-laws with no sense of personal boundaries, the guy in front of you on the road driving 10 mph under the speed limit, or the [...]

Tags: community, family, marriage / relationships, screamfree

Just logging on to say I was somewhat disappointed to see there was no “Bob for Swine Flu” (aka – Bob for Apples) tub at our church’s Fall Festival (churches aren’t allowed to actually call Halloween parties “Halloween parties,” are they?!) this evening.  As a consolation, I was thrilled to see, tucked away in a [...]

Tags: community, the journey

If you are looking for an affordable opportunity to learn great parenting insights and skills in an ongoing fellowship of other parents on the growth journey, and you live in the Baton Rouge area, look no further!
Parenting By The Book

Tags: books, coming soon..., community, parenting

No, folks – I’m not peddling porn or anything like that on HopeForYourFamily!  I just wanted you to know I have begun adding pdf documents for free download on my “FREE Downloads” page.  These are primarily handouts/outlines from some of the various seminars and workshops I offer or have offered in the past.  I will [...]

Tags: adolescence, coming soon..., community, HOPE, marriage / relationships, parenting, teens, the journey

What is your concept of Hell?  An eternal fiery inferno.  Being in the grotesque presence of Satan forever.  Complete separation from God for all time.  There are several common Biblical and not-so Biblical concepts and descriptions of Hell.
How about this one?
You are a child who wanders across the wrong path one day and you are [...]

Tags: adolescence, anti-trafficking, community, culture, freedom, HOPE, manhood, personal responsibility, sex, teens