The Sense in Family Time
Years ago, I made a decision to purchase an overly-expensive PDA (personal digital assistant) in an effort to get my life together. While it quickly became indispensable to me, I realized that accomplishing things in my life was not a matter of finding the right tool, but rather finding the right priorities… As I entered all the tasks I had intended to finish in the “to-do” application, it dawned on me that what was...
11 Tips to Help Teens Reduce Stress
Believe it or not, teens actually have a lot to be stressed out over. For example, bad hair (don’t laugh), lost homework, peer pressure, losing their favorite shirt, exam today, etc. The biggest challenge in reducing stress is recognizing when you’re feeling it, and what’s causing it. Here are a few tips for teens to reduce the stress in their life: 1. Identify symptoms of anxiety What is it that you’re...
Things to Do While Stuck in Traffic
Don’t criticize me, you know you do it too! Here are some inspiring and productive things to do while driving to/from work and stuck in traffic. I live in sunny Miami, way down south in Cutler Ridge (you can almost see Cuba from my house! — just kidding) I work in Coral Gables, so it takes me from 45 minutes to 1 hour and 15 minutes to get to and from work every day. I take the beautiful, scenic route of Old Cutler Road, which has...
Family Priorities
God did an incredible thing by defining the family structure and the roles that each person plays in it. He did this for two main reasons… first, to help us understand spiritual priorities better and, second, to help us have a great life as a family unit. Understanding family priorities is an easy thing to grasp, and when you do, it will allow God’s blessings to flow freely through his divine order of authority. We read in...
Portable Friendship
If you’re like me, you’re often wondering where you’ll find the time to keep current relationships current, and new relationships growing. When you’re “commission-minded†(Matthew 28:19), this poses a real concern. We want to create new friendships and deepen the relationships we have, but are just too busy. Well, here are a few tips that I’ve learned along the way. Maybe they’ll help you, too. Schedule “friendâ€...
I Saw Jesus
My daughter’s ability to brighten my day comes as easily to her as it does my wonderful wife… They both have this sweet charm that sweeps over me like a blanket of warm sunshine on a cool day. Kelsea is seven years old, and is quite simply the most amazing and beautiful little girl in the world. To say that She’s a “Daddy’s girl” would be an understatement, and to say that I’m wrapped around...
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