Category Archives: Parental Relationship

Learning to change as our children grow and develop

Through a Child’s Eye


Over the past holidays, Victoria and her family came to visit.  During the time they were here, we all decided to go to the Phoenix Children’s Museum.  We loaded up the SUV after the afternoon nap with snacks, plenty of … Continue reading

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Stalemate


Over the Christmas holidays, my oldest daughter came from Chicago (-5) to sunny Scottsdale (70) with her dog Tiffany.  Tiffany is a Cavalier King Charles spaniel like Monty, our dog.  They get along fairly well except when it comes to … Continue reading

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Boldness Found


How would you like to be bold in your interactions with others?  Having no fear of the consequences for my boldness.  Being able to tell someone what you really think without the fear of losing a friendship or your place … Continue reading

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Quail


It seems to me that all of us have different aspects of God’s creation that we are drawn to.  For Nadine, it’s different kinds of flowers and in particular, pansies and Mexican roses.  For others it’s sunsets, or sunrises.  For … Continue reading

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Choosing Not To Defile Oneself


Thursday October 27, 2011 If there was one word that would describe young people today I would use the word entitlement. They feel that they deserve to get everything that their parents have worked a lifetime to get. They want … Continue reading

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River Of Life Part IV: Fruit


Wednesday October 26, 2011 The Tippicanoe River in Illinois was a very beautiful river with all kinds of trees growing on it’s banks. The trees’ roots were growing along the river to gain water from the river in order to … Continue reading

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Not Consumed, But Compassion


Thursday October 13, 2011 This seems to be a non-sensical title for the jlog I am writing today. But when I read the passage in Lamentations this morning I was struck with two words in this passage that caught my … Continue reading

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Son’s at Homecoming


Thursday, September 29, 2011 This last weekend my son and future step son went to the Desert Mountain High School Homecoming dance and took two wonderful ladies. Carter took a long time friend out to Cheesecake Factory and then to … Continue reading

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Cursed And Blessed


Wednesday September 28, 2011 One of my favorite passages that I have memorized in the old testament comes from Jeremiah 17 which deals with those who are cursed and those who are blessed. The Lord set up a definition for … Continue reading

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Trust In . . .


Wednesday, August 17, 2011 Trust is a key in building relationships today.  Businesses can’t run without employees trusting the employer or visa versa.  Marital relationships won’t go to a deeper place if trust is not at the center of that … Continue reading

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