

Cries of the Heart - Part 3
31 March 2022
I’ll never forget the day when my dear friend, the late Dr. Gary Smalley, the “guru” of marriage and family wisdom...
Cries of the Heart - Part 2
3 December 2021
At the top of the list of “things I wish I would have known” as a young and naïve father of four children, my five-decade...
The Cry of Every Child's Heart
30 September 2021
In a moment of parental frustration have you ever asked your child (just before you pulled your hair out), “What’s wrong...
"I'm Third" Kids
26 July 2021
Without a doubt, after counseling and coaching kids for fifty years, the happiest children are “I’m Third” children....
Happy Mother's Day!
7 May 2021
May is the month when we honor moms, and rightfully so. How many times, as a kids’ camp director, have I seen the positive...
How to Have Difficult Conversations with Your Children
9 February 2021
Happy 2021 with hopes that this letter will help bring more happiness into your home during this season of political angst,...
The Architecture of a Most Memorable Family Christmas
9 December 2020
I love Christmas music and all it represents. In my little hillbilly town of Branson, we begin Christmas around November...
Thankful Hearts
12 November 2020
The best years in our lives are, by design, the years we are blessed to have children of our own, under our roof, around...
Building Kids with Grit
2 November 2020
Debbie-Jo and I wanted our kids to get dirty… not just on the knees of their blue jeans but on their elbows, faces, and...
Safe Eyes, Safe Hearts
24 September 2020
Wow! What a strange year this has been! Because of Covid-19, our world has been turned upside down in many ways. As I’ve...