Home: Building Relationships

Do you get stressed out by certain relationships in your family? Whiny preschooler? Forgetful child? Strong-willed teen? Nagging wife? Workaholic husband? Overbearing in-laws? How do we make connections in our home so that we can build and protect the heart of our family? Home Improvement A common relationship buster in the family home is overcommitment. We just don’t have enough time! What are some typical symptoms? We are always busy,…

Home: Celebrating Advent

Holidays are about passing traditions that connect the past to the present to the future. Traditions: connect former generations and values [Past] connect you to people you love [Present] help you pass on your values to the future generations [Future] We create traditions by celebrating VALUES through an EVENT with people we love, and we REPEAT it annually (if you enjoyed it) with the hope that the next generation CONTINUES…

Home: Growing Fruit in our Garden

Gardening is hard work. It takes time to prepare the soil and pull the weeds. Seeds can take weeks to grow and sprout their first leaves. Roots need time to stretch and strengthen to give a good foundation. And it isn’t a one-time job. You have to maintain the garden by continually watering, fertilizing, and weeding. Eventually, after all the nurturing, the flowers will bloom, the vegetables will ripen, and…

Home: A Place To Grow

Home . . . it is a dynamic place filled with activity, noise, and sometimes it gets pretty messy. Home is where we learn how to walk and how to pick ourselves up when we fall. Home is where we can make improvements when our lives are still under construction. Home is a place to grow. It takes wisdom to build a houseand understanding to set it on a firm foundation.…