Category: children

There’s always enough room

December 16, 2007 | 3 comments

A reader sent me the below, which is one of his favorite Christmas stories picked up from a 1966 Reader’s Digest.   The Christmas Invitation Luke 2:7   It was the biggest event of the year in the little town

We cannot ignore those in need

December 14, 2007 | 7 comments

With the recent killings at the mall in Omaha and the shooting sprees at two churches in Colorado, my heart searches for a solution to stop the mindless murders. What appears more vivid than ever to me is the fact

Thanks for friends

November 22, 2007 | 3 comments

The following story came through my email from a friend yesterday. I believe I’ve read it in one of the Chicken Soup for the Soul, series books. Anyway, it’s heart-warmer. One day, when I was a freshman in high school,

Raising children and healthcare

November 15, 2007 | 3 comments

Last weekend, when in Seattle, my 14 year old son woke me at 11 p.m. in our motel room and said, “Dad, I don’t feel very well.” I knew from experience, he wouldn’t ask for help unless the problem felt

Never give into discouragement

November 2, 2007 | 7 comments

My 14 year old son has been working on a major project to complete for his science class. It has been weeks in the works and due for final presentation this afternoon. Fascinated with dry ice bombs a few months