Tag Archives: Values

They came almost weekly while we were growing up, letters from our dad. Typed on an antique typewriter, they always started with the same salutation: “How are my two best girls?” They were filled mostly with questions to my sister and me, assuring a return letter would arrive in Dad’s ...

Movies, music, video games–we live in a digital world, and most of our entertainment is either on our home televisions or smartphone devices. With such easy access to downloadable content and new movies coming out each week, what’s a parent to do? If you’ve read my articles on G-, PG-, ...

The Bible never ceases to amaze me in its address of every human need or concern. Our Creator cares even about how we tend our bodies. While the Bible says nothing of our weight or physical appearance, it has much to say about our actions and motives concerning our bodies. ...

With a face fighting hard to conceal guilt, Isabella casually walked into the room. Unbeknown to her, the peanut butter fudge cookie she had just devoured in secret, left bold crumbs sprawled across the corners of her mouth. “Isabella did you take a cookie from the jar?” Her mother asked. ...

‘Hear, my son, your father’s instruction, and forsake not your mother’s teaching, for they are a graceful garland for your head and pendants for your neck.’ Proverbs 1: 8-9 (ESV) The verse above, if presented to some’, may very likely invoke laughter and derision. Many people, including families, do not ...