Are you scrounging for thankfulness this Thanksgiving? Holidays can be a challenge for those walking through hard days. Perhaps you feel like you’ve been handed the short-end of the stick; your child is struggling, you’re exhausted and it seems like everybody else has life with a bit more gravy.It’s easy to focus on our circumstances,…
Splink 1: Let’s Talk Let one of the kids make a phone call to a friend or relative. After talking on the phone, ask: What do you like about talking to Grandma (or the person you called) on the phone? (I like telling her about my day; I feel closer to her when I…
Want a great way to help your kids focus less on themselves see the needs of others this season? Carlos Whittaker shares a great tip to help instill the value of serving, empathy, generosity, and compassion in your kids. [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wyfXVI1RI7c] Source: The Parent Cue
I don’t know about you, but I’m already beginning to feel pressed by the approaching holiday season. The expectations of others have already commenced their slow, grinding, painful squeeze on my psyche. Will Grandma be in suitable condition to leave assisted living for Thanksgiving? Does Auntie need a ride from the airport? Where is everyone…
My kids have taken an interest lately in watching our wedding video. It has been a fun thing to indulge in with them. They get to see the faces of friends and family they know so well, and grapple with comprehending how they weren’t even alive yet. It’s also been bittersweet. We have been married…
My family is Korean-American, children of immigrants. We’re what the media would call “devout, evangelical Christians.” We have a son who is disabled, non-verbal with autism and ADHD. Especially living in the middle of hyper-excellent Silicon Valley, we’re well-acquainted with feeling like “an outsider.” This is my America, some of our friends, neighbors, and classmates of my…
Here’s a sobering fact: More than half of American workers (55%) left vacation time unused in 2015. This adds up to 658 million unused vacation days. That’s a lot. Furthermore, U.S. workers forfeited 222 million of those 658 million unused vacation days. These days cannot be rolled over, paid out, or banked for any other…
Parenting is a faith journey as you pass on the faith to your children. Make sure you have a road map and destination in mind. Last weekend I taught our Explore Parenting Class at the Apex campus. At Hope Community Church, it’s our mission to love people where they are and encourage them to grow in…
Parents, God has not forgotten your dreams. Our dreams may lie dormant for decades, but if they’re His dreams for us, they will come back to find us when we least think them possible. They will come back in some way—to prove to us that not only does God see our special kids, but he…
You’re supposed to say you’re thankful for Jesus and your favorite book of all time is the Bible. But let’s be real for a second. As parents, let’s push aside the Sunday School answers for a minute and be honest about what we’re really thankful for this year. I’ll go first. 10 things I am…