What 40 years has taught me: 1. Family and friends matter more than anything. 2. No matter how much you plan and pray, things are going to turn out the way they turn out. But plan and pray anyway. 3. People's situations are relative. But it's not your job to make it relative. It's your…
They probably send you a happy birthday every year and they probably kill half of a Forrest sending you information about how they are for you but let me tell you an honest truth: Your insurance company is working against you. Especially, when it comes to your mental health. Let me give you an…
Nordstrom Rules: Rule #1: Use best judgment in all situations. There will be no additional rules. via 37signals.com I found this by accident. I find it very interesting on a lot of levels. And yes, this is my signal that I am back to blogging. I will try to put out two posts a…
The parenting conference webpage for 2015 will be live on Wednesday, April 1st 2015. ***We are having technical difficulties and are working diligently to correct them. Please check back soon for updates***** POSTED @ 10:24am 4/2/15
Hopes and Dreams Marriage conference is set for this year. It will be Feb 21st at Comfort Inn North. For locals, that's near 5th/3rd ballpark. I haven't been blogging much lately (OK, not since October) but I have been working on finishing a book to go with the material that is being presented at the…
The following post is a guest post by my wife, Erica. The topic of parenting is such an important one. So often, it seems to us that parents turn to shame and humiliation in order to get results and often feel trapped. Read on for Erica's thoughts. Several days ago a video swept the Internet,…
Creative Solutions Counseling Launches First-of-its-Kind Mental Health Urgent Care Program in West Michigan CSC NOW gives clients the ability to be seen promptly for their urgent mental health needs without having to wait for an appointment. GRAND RAPIDS, Michigan – Sep. 23, 2014 – All it takes is a fight with your spouse, a bad…
Parenting is about shaping the adult your child will and is becoming. Parenting is about building trust and teaching real, honest vulnerability. Parenting is about inviting your children into adulthood, which means we have to teach them to think. This means they may grow up to think differently than we do. Parenting is about teaching…
Train them to be gentlemen and not label such as misogyny. It’s not, it’s being classy, romantic, and civil. And yes, part of that means we can say: “Man up!” and not be accused of meaning “UFC fighting, beer guzzling, BBQ dripping from mouth barbarian.”
Yesterday, I was interviewed by a local news agency regarding domestic violence and hero worship. You can see the interview below. By now, you've probably seen the video of Ray Rice knocking his then fiance out. It's a violent and disturbing video. Perhaps more disturbing to me is how we handle the reality of domestic…
