Weighed Down Items Needed: backpack filled with books or weights or heavy objects Run a race weighted down with heavy items to show that even though we have the ability to do certain things, it may not be a smart choice. Mark a starting point and an ending point. Load up each child with heavy…
Trending Today on Twitter – 6/19/20 1. #Juneteenth 2. #JuneteenthDay 3. #HappyJuneteenth 4. Ian Holm 5. Emancipation Proclamation 6. #FridayMotivation 7. Today is Juneteenth 8. #FridayFeeling 9. The Sweet Hereafter 10. Teyana Source: Twitter Trending Today on Google – 6/19/20 1. Ian Holm 2. Amy Klobuchar 3. Gavin Newsom 4. Juneteenth 5. DACA 6. Raven-Symone…
It’s Father’s Day this weekend and I have a warning: I’m not going to be buying you a greeting card. I’m learning that my own words are important to you. I want my words to speak loudly to your soul—in positive ways that strengthen your spirit. I’m learning that a steady dose of personalized appreciation…
On February 18, 2020 my wife and I were introduced to our firstborn child. It was a surreal experience. It was the holiest moment I’ve ever been a part of outside of the moment Jesus saved me. I have had many dads tell me about the birth experience, “There is nothing like it and it’s…
*The following is excerpted from an online article posted on Medical Daily. Many parents have expressed concern about the growing impacts of COVID-19 on children. They said that the lockdowns and forced isolation to manage the disease have been negatively affecting the mental and emotional health of kids. A new Gallup survey shows nearly 3…
Struggling? Watch the metamorphosis from a monarch caterpillar to a butterfly. Just as a butterfly needs to struggle to get out of its cocoon, we need to struggle to learn some important life lessons. God is wise enough not to remove all trouble and suffering from our lives. There are some things we learn only…
You made it! Summer is FINALLY upon us. Welcome to the smell of driveway campfires and fresh cut lawn. Before you know it, you may even be hearing ice cream trucks playing that one song over and over and over and over… Never mind that, never mind that. My family enjoys doing certain things…
*The following is excerpted from an online article posted on HealthDay. Even with social media keeping more people connected than ever before, young people in many nations are more likely to feel lonely, British researchers report. “Contrary to what people may expect, loneliness is not a predicament unique to older people,” said lead researcher Manuela…
Most men enjoy elements of competition in sports, education or career pursuits. And in the case of men who become a dad of a child with special needs, well, they quickly learn that their son or daughter isn’t going to perform, work, think, or be like other children. My husband Joe tells of how he…
Trending Today on Twitter – 6/12/20 1. Dave Chappelle 2. Lil Baby 3. #fridaymorning 4. #FridayThoughts 5. #TheBachelor 6. #FridayMotivation 7. #Powertrip 8. Mike Johnson 9. Good Friday 10. Bar 5015 Source: Twitter Trending Today on Google – 6/12/20 1. Chrissy Teigen 2. Dave Chappelle 3. Nikola Jokic 4. Antebellum meaning 5. Kelly Clarkson 6….