Author Archives: empoweringfamilies
Great Family Message by Paul Alexander
Paul is one of my very best friends. Here’s a great message he delivered at Sun Valley Church in Gilbert, AZ Check out his blog (HERE)
Longing for Africa
As many of you know, my family and I have been on a journey over the last couple years. This journey has brought us from the comfort of our home in the suburbs to Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. For those of you who have followed us on this adoption journey, I wanted to let you know [...]
Another Adoption Journey (Guest post by Dan and Christi Ucherek)
Dan and Christi are a couple that are living out what it means to be the hands and feet of Christ to a broken world. I encourage you all to check out this guest post… and follow-up with acting on their message of hope by joining them on their journey. ~ Introducing…. Dan and Christi [...]
How To Love Your Spouse When You’re In a Rut…
My wife and I have a great marriage. It’s not good… it’s great! Now don’t get confused, this doesn’t mean we don’t fight. It doesn’t mean we always agree. It doesn’t even mean we REALLY like each other all the time, BUT what choose to love each other. We choose to work hard at this [...]
Chardon High School… Our Wake Up Call
It’s amazing how when you’re so close to a situation you become unaware of how big it is. We live about 25 minutes south of Chardon High School. Our church (Fellowship Bible) has been touched by the shootings. We have church family there. We have an Elder who’s a teacher there at the High School. [...]
7 by Jen Hatmaker
” If a picture is worth a 1000 words than an ACTION is worth millions…” Reading THIS GREAT BOOK now…More to come on how it’s unlocking my wife and I and giving word to a feeling we’ve had for quite some time.
Coming Full Circle…
Finally finished our Gotcha Day video… Enjoy Follow our journey @ www.longingforafrica.com
The Magic of a Dry Erase Marker
With facebook, texting, emailing, twitter, blogs…do you ever miss an old-fashioned hand written note? You know…getting a card in the mail or hand passing notes like we did in junior high? There is something special about seeing your loved one’s handwriting. It’s theirs and only theirs. A small gift to you from them. Here’s an [...]
Datenites…make dating your spouse a priority
Joe and I go out twice a month on a hot date! Yes, after 15 yrs of marriage, 18 yrs together, and 20 yrs of knowing each other, we still date! We know relationships take work…hard work, so we carve out time to spend together. Alone. Without the kiddos. (Moms…this one can be a hard [...]
Wanting to focus on your family this year?
Guest post by my amazing wife… My husband and I are passionate about the “Family”. We have spent the last decade in full time ministry working with children and their families. Our hearts desire is to encourage husbands and wives to focus on growing closer together as a couple and raise their children to live [...]
