I’ve been going through the book of Proverbs again, as I used to go through it once a year and was recently reminded of the wisdom in it. Since I’ve been asking God for wisdom on a few things I’ve been working on, I thought I’d start up again. “Do not love sleep, or you… Continue reading Stay awake to your own life
Tag: parenting
We thrive best when we do this…
On one of my walks this week, I noticed a duck crossing my path, and it struck me as unusual—ducks typically travel in flocks or at least in pairs. Seeing one alone made me pause and reflect on the importance of not journeying through life by ourselves. Whether it’s with friends, parents, siblings, or partners,… Continue reading We thrive best when we do this…
Multiplying your talents
(read Matthew 25:14-46) The parable of the talents has a lot to unpack. I’d like to take the next few blogs to focus on one of them. He gave to each servant according to his own abiity.” Matthew 25:15 The problem isn’t the amount he gave to each servant, the problem is not doing anything… Continue reading Multiplying your talents
YOU CAN TEACH EVEN IF YOU’RE NOT A TEACHER
I once had a conversation with a mom who knew she wanted to homeschool her kids but was deathly afraid of ruining them. She was afraid she was not qualified to teach them. She was afraid she didn’t know enough. Here’s the interesting thing about this mom. She had been a high school teacher in… Continue reading YOU CAN TEACH EVEN IF YOU’RE NOT A TEACHER
What to do in a time of crisis
Arturo and I have had our share of crises in our 39 years as a family. When you experience an emergency, you don’t always know what to do or what direction to go. One of the biggest lessons we have learned is to do two things when something unexpected arises. Crises come to all of… Continue reading What to do in a time of crisis