Topic: parents

I was forwarded this information from Janet George: Fivea Sharipoff was sentenced June 24, 2008 in a 3 hour hearing. Family members of Kjersten and Angela read statements, Kelly Gronli read her own statement and one from her parents, and members of Fivea's family read statements as well. In the end, the judge sentenced Fivea to...

Ed. note: Here's a little exercise story about a young man named Metroknow. Why his parents chose that name is beyond anyone's recollection, but that's not really integral to the story. When I watch my soon-to-be four year old, like millions of parents before me I marvel at his sheer level of energy. He plays hard, laughs hard, cries hard, and sleeps hard. In my case I seem to have...

Growing up in Allentown, Pennsylvania, we never had more than an inch or two of snow. Sometimes, on the rare days my parents needed to shovel, we'd build tunnels through the embankments they made alongside the driveway. Once we had enough snow for a tunnel that just barely fit the cocker spaniel. We kids could only peer through it. This weekend the Cascade Lakes Highway finally opened, so my kids...

Though I didn't agree much with Nan Mooney, I did find this book very thought provoking. It’s hard to believe we’ve reached the end of the (Not) Keeping Up With Our Parents series. In this final chapter, Nan Mooney outlines the ways she thinks we should address the problems of the middle class. Given my reaction to previous chapters, I really expected to hate this chapter. At...

This morning Pastor Phil Newell and I conversed on the platform in the adult worship service. He provided key points regarding coaching kids and I added my color commentary. He began by unpacking, in simple terms, the backdrop of Deuteronomy 6: 4-6. For those who are interested, I have posted my commentary below on the four key points of the acrostic HELP which he later: Headship, Example, Light...

I grew up listening to Carlin on vinyl when my parents weren't home. I learned about "Toledo Window Box" and the 7 words you can't say on television from him. I never knew, or asked, if I was allowed to listen to these albums -- I just assumed I wasn't. I used some of those lines throughout my elementary and high school careers. "If you're sick, go to the doctor, maan. It's not the smell...

These are some simple suggestions for parents of young children to use as they wake their children in the morning, or even as quiet times during the day throughout the week. I wrote these for families in my own church. Anyone is welcome to use them in their family or church. The ideas might not work for every child or every family, but they provide one way to give a gentle nudge to wake up, or...

Some books are going to make a person hyperventilate, and that's just the way it is. This is why, in between reading the seventy-odd self-help books that have recently come my way, I'm making sure to break it up with a good dose of fiction. To wit: On the nightstand: I'm also reading "Where Time Stood Still: A Portrait of Appalachia," by Bruce and Nancy Roberts. (Non-fiction, great photos, great...