Tag Archive: kids

10 lessons, 10 years later

Where do we get our inspiration? Do we pay enough attention to the little things to learn the lessons they provide?

Parenting with Patience – or at least more patience

Our children are the most important and influential responsibility in our lives. They cannot be separated from our professions, health, social relationships, or any other area because those areas influence how we care for and treat them.

Consistently Changing Parenting

One of the blessings and challenges of parenting is that kids don’t stay still. Our parenting has to grow with them.

Be the change you seek in your children

It isn’t uncommon for us to want our children’s behavior to change. Unfortunately, it’s also not uncommon for us to model the wrong behavior.

Education, College, and Context

There are over 12-million people enrolled in either 2-year or 4-year colleges and, based on experience, less than half have a good reason for being there.

Permission to start over

I hear it all the time, people want a fresh start.
What we all need to understand is that every moment is a fresh start.
I know it sounds cliche’ and most of us don’t really believe it, but think of the ramifications if it is true. How big of a deal would it be if you could really decide, right now, that you were starting over?

Pomp and circumstance

: : : : : : : : : : :    I’m headed out the door to the commencement ceremony for my bachelor degree. If you had asked me about this moment in March 2006, the answer would have been a big, “No way!” At that point I had no interest in a formal education…