A Good Hog Raiser
At a state fair, a disrespectful, cursing, cigarette-puffing boy led a champion hog into the show grounds to win first place. That animal was everything you could want in a hog. He...
A House Is Not a Home
A house is not a home; it is many things.It is a kitchen stove on which a kettle sings.
It is a table set with care and loving thoughtWhere...
Thoroughbred or Nag?
“Husbands, love your wives, and be not bitter against them” —Colossians 3:19
So You Want to Be a Good Parent?
What are the basics for those who desire to be the kind of parents God wants? Let me suggest four:
Shower them with love
Children are always changing. But an atmosphere of love makes the change...
Old Age: Taking Care, or Taking Advantage?
There is an interesting story in this week's Sports Illustrated.1 It seems that some con artist is going around to aging athletes who have Alzheimer's posing as Dr. James Hartman. He claims to be...
Family Values
Little Children
Little ears are listening;
Little minds run wild;
Trying to be like Mom or Dad,
Comes natural for a child.
They want to do the things you do,
And say the things you say;
They’re watching and they’re listening,
Even...
Family Matters
The Family
The family is like a book—
The children are the leaves,
The parents are the covers
That protecting beauty gives.
At first the pages of the book
Are blank and purely fair,
But time soon writes memories
And paints pictures...