She had no idea of the chasm of darkness that had separated us, nor of the hours and hours I had spent on my knees begging the Holy Spirit.

Missed The Mark I generally like Dr. Phil. I’ve never watched an episode, but what I have seen appears to be a calm, caring man with a he...

Alone At Last I once had a friend who went away on a long anticipated weekend with her husband. She told me how much her husband looked f...

Talk about a double-edged sword. Summer usually means extended visitation for parents and their kids. That’s a great thing, right? Yes, b...

There’s a new type of child sacrifice that’s overwhelming the west. Of course it’s not the real, physical killing of infants and children...

Blended families require work. Lots of work. Sometimes I wonder if the time, communication and arrangements for 5 kids is greater than wh...

I’ve posted before about the joys and challenges of blended families. Oddly enough one of my biggest hurdles was communicating with our 1...

Years ago, I sat in a meeting with a new mayor while interviewing to become the police chief. The interview went great and I knew the pos...

For I was born a sinner— yes, from the moment my mother conceived me. Psalm 51:5 (NLT) Did you ever ask yourself why you want kids? I know...

Our seventeen-year-old son flew to France a week ago. He’s gone for three months on a high school exchange program. We hosted his wonderf...

May Cause Toxicity Holidays seem to bring out the best and unfortunately the worst in people. It’s no more so than between ex-spouses. Es...

My son was only 4 when he and his mother moved out-of-state following the divorce. Though we’d eventually share an every other weekend cu...

For Thanksgiving weekend, our daughter, Kaylee, was home from her sophomore year of college. While we all worked to prepare our meal, she...

I recently attended a marriage conference where one morning involved separating the husbands and wives into different rooms. The conversa...

Balance Balancing this thing called fatherhood is tough. Rearing your biological kids is challenging, but then toss in a few more little ...

I accepted my first law enforcement command assignment in 1992. I was still very new in my career but, I was promoted as the commander ov...

Best Advice Years ago when Max was born, I was initially overwhelmed with his diagnosis of Down syndrome. In speaking with a trusted frie...

When I met my husband,Gregg,  he was a 34-year-old divorcé with no children. Despite having no desire whatsoever on my part to even date...

BEST LOVED DAYS As kids go back to school this month, I’ve been reflecting on the days and years that I homeschooled my children. I loved...

Back To Books Here in Ontario, Canada, almost all of us go back to school the day after Labour Day. And I eagerly anticipate getting back...