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• THE “TREAT A GIRL LIKE A LADY” CONVERSATION:  I believe that every mom should teach their boys that young ladies are God’s creation, God’s daughters and deserve to be treated like royalty.  Mom’s should teach their sons to open doors, say “yes ma’am” and “no ma’am”, allow ladies to choose first, say what can I do for you today, how can I pray for you today, and the list goes on…  Typically dads are encouraged to have this conversation, I just think it carries so much more weight when a mom takes the time to teach her son how to treat her and other ladies. (more…)

• THE “YOU ARE NOT WHAT THEY SAY YOU ARE” CONVERSATION:  Our kids are growing up in a brutal world of bullies, meanies and stupid butt heads!  Last week my daughter had a couple of bullies gang up on her and tell her that she was ugly!  What did dad do?  I grabbed my bat and headed up to the school to take care of business.  (more…)

• THE “ABSOLUTE TRUTH” CONVERSATION:  53% of evangelicals deny the fact that there is an absolute truth.  Why?  Because of all the mixed and politically correct messages that are bombarding the air waves.  If more than half of adult evangelicals are confused on absolute truth, their kids don’t have a fighting chance.  Therefore, I think it is important that parents take the time to deposit absolute truth into their kids and set them straight.  “If the family is to survive in America, society must begin to recognize that a Biblically defined family, as laid out in God’s Word, works best. And, for good reason: This is an absolute truth. (more…)

Today’s post is from my good friend Allyson Evans.  Allyson is the NextGen leader at LifeChurch.tv and is a wealth of wisdom when it comes to effective parenting and ministry to the up and coming generation.  I had the awesome opportunity of working with Allyson over the past few years and she is the real deal.  I think what I love most about Ally is her honest, raw, tell it like it is approach.

If you would like to connect with Ally, you can run her down on Facebook and Twitter.

Thanks so much for posting today Ally, it’s a true honor!

So here she is…

I was an awesome teenager! I mean, I had a ton of fun, great friends, made some mistakes and had a lot of victories. I was the friend that everyone turned to and I could make you laugh if you were down. I rocked at that. So surely, my daughters will still want to hang out with me when they hit their teenaged years because, let’s be honest, I’m still cool!  (more…)

The other day I was having lunch in a local’s joint here in Steamboat called Azteca.  If your ever on vaca here in the boat…you have to check this place out!

As I was eating HE walked in.

I couldn’t believe it was HIM.  I have read all his books, he has been a mentor to me and he has significantly impacted the direction of my life.

So who is this HE  that I am talking about?? (more…)

*photo courtesy of everystockphoto.com

• Because It’s All About ME: As I reflect back on my parenting journey, I must confess that many of my decisions are based on what is convenient for ME.  I will play lego’s, when it is convenient for ME.  I will go snowboarding, when it’s convenient for ME.  I will have devotionals, when it is convenient for ME.  I say “NO” more than “YES”, because “NO” is more convenient for ME.  And where in Scripture does is say that life is all about ME!!?! (more…)

This last Saturday evening I drove in a full blown blizzard, white out, can only see 5 feet in front of my car type of a storm!!  When I arrived in Denver, I was completely worn out!  I checked into the Hyatt Hotel, turned on the tube and chilled out for several house.  And this is when I heard the news about Whitney Houston.  (more…)