Written, November 2018. My oldest son recently created what we call his Appreciation Tree. This idea started a few years ago when my younger son…
While the title of today’s blog may sound like the ballad in a sad love song, the reality is, love really does hurt — a…
As parents, we want to protect our children from the hard stuff. We seek to shield our sons and daughters from the painful parts of…
Last week we looked at our trustworthiness and how this important quality comes down to our ability to live in relational mode. I know this…
Trust. That word has a lot of depth to it. Is trust easy for you? Do you find yourself trusting the wrong people? Do you…
My friend Kristy Harrang came up with a creative idea I want to share with you. Most of us have at least one child who…
In my last blog, I mentioned that one of the tools we use in our home is quiet practice. Some of you might be thinking,…
Our boys just finished their summer baseball season here in Holland, MI. They really enjoyed themselves, but they had a big learning curve! Three years…
Chris just returned home from a 10-day trip to South Korea. He had a wonderful time training the eager attendees in the 19 relational skills…
A note from Jen: When we first became parents, we were already teaching the 19 relational skills and the Life Model principles, yet parenting was…