Posts by: Family First
April 1, 2022 10:23 am
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Today, we have a guest blogger, Dr. Tim Elmore, who shares with us the 7 marks of maturity. I hope these characteristics challenge you as much as they have challenged me. I also hope that you’ll share them with your children and grandchildren. This is a list of what I consider to be the marks of...
March 1, 2022 2:57 pm
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A recent job loss. A long stretch of unemployment. A sudden illness. The loss of a family member. A medical procedure or hospitalization. These are things we’re all experiencing with Covid. Whenever people experience such difficulty or loss, we often hear or say: “If there’s anything we can do to help, please let us know.”...
March 1, 2022 2:53 pm
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A few days ago, we were sitting at the dinner table eating as a family when my phone went off. I immediately picked it up to check the notification. I then found myself reading an email, checking the shipping status of an Amazon order, and then somehow scrolling Instagram. My daughter broke my scrolling trance...
March 1, 2022 2:50 pm
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A few years ago, my son had a baseball coach who’d never learned the art of criticizing kids—it was doubtful he’d ever even worked with kids. So, at times, he would overreact or criticize harshly. In one game, a batter hit a hard grounder to my son and my son bobbled the ball and overthrew first. “Bad...
March 1, 2022 2:47 pm
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I’ve heard it said that “small hinges swing big doors.” And I think that’s true—that there truly are small changes you can make that can lead to big results. In over 30 years of trying to lead my family well and build an organization around putting family first, I’ve learned the power of small changes. While I haven’t...
March 1, 2022 2:11 pm
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“When’s the next All Pro Dad chapter meeting?” my daughter asked out of the blue. The All Pro Dad chapter she was talking about is a monthly breakfast before school that we started this year. Once a month, dads and kids eat breakfast together and discuss character traits like courage, compassion, and diligence. We also...
