Like most parents, I silently worry; will my kids have good friends? With our previous children, it was more of a passing worry. With our second youngest entering kindergarten, it has become a fear.
Probably the most famous parenting proverb from the Bible is found in Proverbs 22:6 (NIV) “Train a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not turn from it.” Did you know this is how the Navy Seals train as well?
When it comes to parenting, there is no such thing as a one-size-fits-all. There isn’t enough good training on parenting, and there aren’t any degrees that one can get to make you a great parent.
My wife and I love Cirque du Soleil. This year we went again and saw the magnificent production of “Crystal” which is performed entirely on ice and naturally included a lot of figure skating.
All over Manitoba, and indeed from coast to coast in Canada (perhaps the world?), wherever school is out, and summer has set in, kids are heading to camp!
Faith is on my mind every day. It informs my ideals, morality and my dreams. It also drives my calling; both personally and professionally. My faith is central to my life, and when it isn’t, I feel the loss.
When I was 15 I busted up my knee pretty badly playing dirt-bike tag with my cousin, David. It was a bit of a freak accident.
If there anything is missing in our culture today it is balance. We are not good at living balanced lifestyles of rest and work, family and career, nutrition, or parenting strategies.
The recent bombing at the Ariana Grande concert in Manchester unscored again the profound level of hatred that exists in the human heart.
This past week a hornet’s nest was poked when a local website ran a short story about a brother and sister who took to the streets in Steinbach with poster board signs in hand to protest injustices they have felt from Child and Family Services.
