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Relief Turned To Sadness
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.
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Blue Marriage
- Dec 13, 2017
- 5 min
Dr. Phil Gets It Wrong: Blended Family Discipline
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...
Blue Marriage
- Oct 4, 2017
- 4 min
The Mistake of Putting Children First
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...
Blue Marriage
- Jul 20, 2017
- 3 min
Dark Days: When Summer Visitation Ends
Talk about a double-edged sword. Summer usually means extended visitation for parents and their kids. That’s a great thing, right? Yes,...
Blue Marriage
- Jul 10, 2017
- 6 min
Child Sacrifice…Confronting the Epidemic
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...
Blue Marriage
- May 15, 2017
- 4 min
A Guys Weekend Was That And Much More. But What?
Blended families require work. Lots of work. Sometimes I wonder if the time, communication and arrangements for 5 kids is greater than...
Blue Marriage
- Apr 13, 2017
- 3 min
Backseat Blessings From The Eighties
I’ve posted before about the joys and challenges of blended families. Oddly enough one of my biggest hurdles was communicating with our...
Blue Marriage
- Mar 23, 2017
- 3 min
5 Tips: Teaching Kids To Do Right
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...
Blue Marriage
- Mar 9, 2017
- 13 min
Raising the Hell Out of Kids
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...
Blue Marriage
- Feb 26, 2017
- 4 min
Travel Mercies
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...
Blue Marriage
- Dec 19, 2016
- 5 min
An Antidote For The Toxic Ex-Spouse
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....
Blue Marriage
- Dec 8, 2016
- 3 min
Don’t Be Disney Dad This Christmas: Be Present
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...
Blue Marriage
- Dec 5, 2016
- 3 min
The Pain of Divorce
For Thanksgiving weekend, our daughter, Kaylee, was home from her sophomore year of college. While we all worked to prepare our meal, she...
Blue Marriage
- Nov 21, 2016
- 3 min
Hitting The Bullseye: Fatherhood’s Arrow
I recently attended a marriage conference where one morning involved separating the husbands and wives into different rooms. The...
Blue Marriage
- Nov 3, 2016
- 3 min
Be Dad, Not Dude
Balance Balancing this thing called fatherhood is tough. Rearing your biological kids is challenging, but then toss in a few more little...
Blue Marriage
- Oct 31, 2016
- 3 min
5 Leadership Skills I Learned as Chief of Police, and Use as Dad
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...
Blue Marriage
- Oct 25, 2016
- 4 min
10 Tips For Doing Right By Them And You
Best Advice Years ago when Max was born, I was initially overwhelmed with his diagnosis of Down syndrome. In speaking with a trusted...
Blue Marriage
- Sep 26, 2016
- 4 min
The Pink Aisle
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...
Blue Marriage
- Sep 19, 2016
- 4 min
Homeschooling Is Where The Heart Is
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...
Blue Marriage
- Sep 8, 2016
- 3 min
Back to School and Impacting Civilization
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...