The Gospel of Mark tells the story of a widow who gave all she had. Jesus was sitting in the temple near the offering box and watching people put in their gifts. He noticed that many rich people were giving a lot of money. Finally, a poor widow came up and put in two coins worth… Seguir leyendo The Widow’s Offering

Have you ever had a situation where one of your kids. your spouse or your co-worker was telling you something very important and you tuned out, only to find yourself in an awkward moment when they had finished talking and were waiting for your response? Have you ever had an argument with someone that was… Seguir leyendo 4 Techniques to becoming a better listener

It started with Arturo and I wanting to visit our son in Seattle. I looked at airline prices and saw a good deal. Would any of our kids like to go too? I sent out a quick text. “Dad and I are going to Seattle to visit Miguel for such and such dates. We found… Seguir leyendo Spending time with Adult Children

When our kids were young, we used to have family night every Friday. As they got older we needed to move it around to accomodate sports, music, and other extra curricular activities that might come along. Too often we were so busy with the daily routines to enjoy our time together. Everything became a chore… Seguir leyendo Family Night Ideas

Time management is one of my favorite topics. Probably because I’m deathly afraid of wasting it. No wonder one of my favorite paslms says, “Teach us to use wisely all the time we have.”   If you have goals, I know you want to reach them, even if you don’t have them written down. We… Seguir leyendo How can we get more out of the time in our day?

No matter how much you may want to enjoy the holidays, there are a lot of things that get in the way. You may have to work a lot of hours, giving you little time to shop and spend time with loved ones. Gift buying may be a strain on your budget. You may have… Seguir leyendo How do we overcome the holiday pressure and enjoy?

I have often gone a little crazy with goals, especially as I approach a birthday or the New Year. Recently, I read The Practice by Seth Godin, who helped me see that a lot of the things we set as goals are actually out of our control. They are outcomes to practices and processes, but they are… Seguir leyendo A New Way of Looking at Goals

For the last two weeks I’ve been writing about how to solve family problems. The first week I shared the importance of identifying the problem and understanding that problems are a part of life. The second week I wrote about collaborating and finding the right people to collaborate with.   Today we bring it all together with… Seguir leyendo Solving Family Problems (Pt 3)

Last week I shared about the fact that we all experience family problems at some point in our lives. Whether it’s with our parents, our kids, our spouse, our siblings, family problems are inevitable. The first step in any family problem is realizing that we have one and I shared three things to remember about… Seguir leyendo Solving Family Problems pt 2: Collaboration