Your Unique Family
One of the traps we can fall into as suburban families is the trap called COMPARISON. Some people like to call it “Keeping up with the Joneses.” The cultural message sent to each suburban family goes like this: You are not enough how you are now, You must...
Between | Why I’m Freaked Out About the Relationship Retreat
A terrifying event quickly approaches. It’s called the Ninth Grade Relationship Retreat. One part of my job description requires me to lead a weekend retreat for our ninth grade confirmation students in which we discuss love, dating, and healthy sexual boundaries. I...Warning: Trying to access array offset on value of type bool in /home/steveth1/public_html/wp-content/themes/Divi/epanel/custom_functions.php on line 604
The Family Bath Towel
There are certain moments in a family’s regular routine that are often intimate and have certain rituals associated with them. I’m thinking especially about meal time, bath time, and bed time. Each of these moments bring parents and children into close,...
The Family that Weeps Together…
How does your family deal with loss? 2006 was a difficult year for my family. We call it the year of death. I had a good friend who took his own life. Both of my wife’s grandmothers died, the church we had started fours years earlier died. To top it all off,...