http://strongerby1.com What you do daily, Matters Exponentially Wed, 13 Jan 2010 19:38:33 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I've been on staff at Family Vision Ministries for about 5 months now, and before that, the small groups and missions pastor at LifeChurch.tv for almost 6 years.  I'm not sure I would have been a Christ follower at all, let alone a servant of the church and now families ... http://strongerby1.com/?p=183 Let's face it, 2009 was a tough year for a lot of us.  Many of us are glad to see the number on the calendar change over so we have some shred of optimism build up again. Isaiah 43:18-19 reminds us to, "Forget the former things; do not dwell on the ... http://strongerby1.com/?p=176 We expect our kids to treat each other better than they treat their best friends.  There is no single relationship in our lifetime that will outlast that of a sibling relationship... not your spousal relationship, nor friendships, not even your parental relationship will span more time than that of your ... http://strongerby1.com/?p=162 What drives a kid to sell-out to a coach or teacher or even their friends, but rebel against their parents? Kids don't rebel against authority, they rebel against lack of relationship. Yup R-E-L-A-T-I-O-N-S-H-I-P is the key to what drives and directs your kids, good and bad.  In fact, I would say there is ... http://strongerby1.com/?p=160 My middle daughter Mackenzie will be turning 12 at the end of the month, and we are celebrating her coming into young womanhood with a rite of passage party, and a big challenge.  The expectations are unmistakably high, but I can tell you she is absolutely excited about living up ... http://strongerby1.com/?p=154 In our culture, we've lost the true definition of moving from childhood to adulthood by creating this ambiguous thing we call a 'teenager'.  Did you know the word teenager wasn't even in use until after WWII?  Go here to find out more about the history of the teenager. In fact, when ... http://strongerby1.com/?p=149 Here is the paper Jordan wrote to memorialize her summer of Doing Hard Things.  You might be surprised to hear her perspective. I think she's an incredible young lady, full of passion for living, learning, and loving.  She shares her zeal in serving God and others, and believes in herself enough ... http://strongerby1.com/?p=145 This is one of my favorite quotes of all time regarding lack of vision. Most are familiar with the story of Helen Keller, the first deafblind person to earn a Bachelor of Arts degree, American author, political activist, and lecturer.  Helen was deaf and blind people.  She had an isolation from ... http://strongerby1.com/?p=137 I called this the summer of "Running Uphill" for Jordan, our 14 year old girl wunderkid superstar.  I shared with Jordan a picture of a triathlete, who spends more than 90% of their time in training for the goal of running a race of 3 distinct disciplines working together.  The ... http://strongerby1.com/?p=124 Jordan turned 14 as this summer got started, and is my oldest daughter of 3.  Jordan is extraordinary.  I couldn't be more proud of this young woman she is becoming.  This summer she set her own goals, after reading the book "DO HARD THINGS"! While most of her friends couldn't tell ... http://strongerby1.com/?p=115