“Beloved, let us love one another, for love is from God and everyone who loves is born of God and knows God. The one who does not love does not know God for God is love” 1 John 4: 7-8 This verse teaches us a wonderful truth—“God is love.” God does not have love or […]
Solutions for Trauma (from joystartshere.com)
This is an excerpt taken directly from the JOY STARTS HERE project from Life Model Works dealing with solutions for trauma. I wanted to share it because it makes such great sense that the solutions to painful traumas should match the way traumas work. Check this out and see if it might be something you would like […]
Musings from ”Catching Fireflies” by Charles Martin
If you love to read, I want to recommend an author who will bless you with his wisdom. Charles Martin has written nine novels and I have read all but one. I’m currently waiting my turn for that one at the library. God and His truth are sprinkled through the pages of every book. Last […]
Moving to Mentoring
Moving to Mentoring. Another great blog from my son, Bob, author of On Ramp, the book to help sons become men. The book On Ramp: Helping Your Son Start His Journey to Manhood provides a plan that fathers can implement for their sons as they move into the teenage years. It’s basically a two-step process that I followed […]
Peanut Butter and Jelly
Someone searched on my blog asking why their toddler takes apart the peanut butter and jelly sandwiches. I have no way to answer questions that are not in comments, so on the chance they will see a new blog, here is my answer. It seems to me the obvious reason is so they can lick the jelly. […]
Instilling Maturity-Return to Joy Skills
Every time I look at my blog stats, it seems that the most hits are on anything to do with instilling maturity in children. This is a much needed skill for both parents and children. Today I’ve been musing on one aspect of what children need to grow and mature properly. I speak to this […]