July 1, 2021 1:50 pmPublished by Family FirstLeave your thoughts
Several years ago, my son didn’t want to take an art class. After his first class, we asked him how it went. He told us that the teacher said some terrible things about his project and then put several of the boys in the corner for the rest of the class period. After pressing him,...
July 1, 2021 1:45 pmPublished by Family FirstLeave your thoughts
Conventional wisdom says leaders are born, but I don’t believe that’s true. From what I’ve seen, positive, life-changing leadership is an acquired trait, learned from interaction with others who know how to lead and lead well. Leadership is not an innate, mystical gift. It is a learned ability to influence the attitudes and behavior of...
April 1, 2021 9:48 amPublished by Family FirstLeave your thoughts
There are a lot of things l love about being an American, and one is our First Amendment rights that give us the freedom of speech. But with racial, political, and even social unrest in our country, just because we can say almost anything we want doesn’t necessarily mean we should. A proverb says life and death are...
April 1, 2021 9:46 amPublished by Family FirstLeave your thoughts
Early in my NFL career, I had the honor of playing with Jon Kitna, Josh McCown, and Mike Furrey. All of them were warriors on the field, as competitive as they come. Dirt, sweat, blood, and determination filled our practices, which is normal in the National Football League. However, there was one thing uniquely different...
April 1, 2021 9:44 amPublished by Family FirstLeave your thoughts
How are you feeling right now? Are you on top of things, handling the stress, letting your worries roll off your back? For many of us, the stress and worry make us feel like we’re going to break. Or worse, we already have broken. Our breaking shows up as yelling at our kids, being overly...
April 1, 2021 9:40 amPublished by Family FirstLeave your thoughts
When you look back on your teenage years, can you think of moments that left a scar? I can. I was a part of a marching band drill team all during high school. We were a tight-knit group—that is until someone on the team would decide to be upset with one of the rest of...
