More than 20 years ago, my husband and I were blessed to work in our church's teen ministry. We wanted to help spiritually guide their thoughts as they attempted to navigate this thing called life. Back then, the challenges they faced were unlike anything even I had dealt with. School pressure, peer pressure, even internal pressure brought a realm of circumstances somewhat … [Read more...]
Fathers: 3 Reasons Why Money Ain’t Enough – You Must Actually Be Present
I was watching a video of one of my favorite motivational speakers, Eric Thomas, a.k.a ET the Hip Hop Preacher and something he was talking about stayed with me. He mentioned that he had just dropped his daughter off at her ACT exam after he had been up late the night before. He was talking about the fact that being present in his children’s lives is something he must do … [Read more...]