Smart Dad

My wife and I have reared two daughters through adolescence. We have two ground rules in regard to their dating.

Want Some Good News?

It's not all doom and gloom!

Parenting Helps

Helpful Hints for Parents Make your home the brightest and most attractive place on earth. Let your child invite friends to your home and table so that he/she had rather be there than any...

Fathers in the Fast Lane

Fathers, let’s slow down and save our families.

Life Belt Maker

A mother's care for her son...

I Play for the Minnesota Twins

A time to laugh... - Ecclesiastes 3:4

Just Play Dumb (Or Dad’s Trick #44)

In January 1992, at 1:00 a.m., one very tired mom (me!) heard a cough. I bolted from my sleep to a standing/running position and in one leap made it to the bathroom and flipped...

What Do You Do with Young Folks?

Parents: Are we doing our very best for the spiritual welfare of our children?

All This for a “Dollar an Hour”

The government recently calculated the cost of raising a child from birth to 18 and came up with $160,140 for a middle-income family. Talk about sticker shock! That doesn’t even touch college tuition. But...