Author Archives: empoweringfamilies
New Year Resolutions…again
Ok, we all make them… every year we make them. What’s yours? I have several, here’s a few of them: 1. Writing – My wife and I want to finish our Children’s Book on Adoption 2. Blogging – get my act together this year and really expand the influence. 3. Reading – 40 books (10 [...]
Parenting Sound Bites
Heard this story a little while back: One evening a little child named, Billy, was allowed to sit in his father’s place at the dinner table while his father was absent. His slightly older sister asked Billy, “So, you’re the father tonight. All right, will you help me with my homework after dinner?” Without a [...]
Halloween Traditions
Ok… I told you that we we’re going to load up with candy this Halloween and WE DID!!! Only, we really like these times to actually mean something more to our family then “Tricking or Treating”. Here’s a little of what we did for Halloween this year. My wife wrote about our time (HERE) …I [...]
Halloween… No Halloween…
Not Sure where you all come down with Halloween and all, but our family carved Pumpkins last night and we’re loading up with candy tonight! If you’re going out tonight, have fun and be safe. If your not… still have fun and be safe!
Question for God
Yesterday, I had one of those “Dad moments”. My son came to me with a question while I was grilling dinner. His question? Why doesn’t God talk to us. After a few minutes of poorly attempting to explain HOW God talks, I finally gave up and said something like, “I don’t know why He doesn’t [...]
The Upside of the Internet for your child – Creating a private blog
Here’s an idea my wife and I got a while back. Our oldest daughter wanted a Facebook page, a cell phone, a college acceptance letter, and several other “grown-up” things… She was ten at the time. Being the parents that we are, we wanted to encourage her in her maturation so like most parents, we [...]
