🏠 📖🙏"Unless the LORD builds the house, its builders labor in vain..." (Psalm 127:1). Early on in our marriage we never made GOD the foundation of it. We both worked, then we decided to have kids. Peter eventually asked me to quit the airlines...
Last night, my wife and I had a chance to watch the Lion King with our sons on the silver screen. Needless to say, it was beautiful! But what touched me the most in the story, was when the king whose name was Mufasa, spoke to His son Simba, that one day, he will be...
🦹♂️ Wives long to look up to their man as their LEADER. And that leadership is not overbearing, not controlling, but a LOVING LEADERSHIP where we can find assurance that we are securely loved, valued and properly...
🧠There is a thought that crosses a man's mind when he goes through a certain age, most especially - between 50 and 60 years of age: "Hmmm, can I still attract someone, even a younger woman👩🎤? Do I still have it in me?" Well, guys, this...
Since turning a year older last November, a word that God impressed in my heart was "fortitude." It didn't make sense at first. Or maybe its because I'm in my 40's. By definition, it's about having courage in pain and adversity. I realized that it's a quality we all...
I know this is a happy moment for me and my boys. But this picture doesn't do justice to the reality of parenting: it's tough! Because behind the scenes are spilled food, a messy room, some defiance, taunting and teasing and hurting between brothers, bad attitudes and...
“Hirap magpalaki ng magulang,” we often hear this common expression that says how difficult it is for children to raise parents. While young parents often complain about the challenges of raising their young brood, middle-aged parents may also complain from time to...
Have you ever experienced saying an absolute “no” to something but suddenly be open about it? I had this attitude towards homeschooling. I have quite a number of homeschooling teacher moms. Some were homeschooled when they were young so they continue the practice onto...
Parenting is not a walk in the park. It comes with many challenges and struggles. We lose our patience and sometimes we embitter our children in the process. Yet they are our most valuable possession and our greatest asset. Unfortunately, how we parent is most likely...
Just because you’re talking to your spouse (and kids) doesn’t necessarily mean that you are communicating. Active listening is also needed for true dialogue to happen. Active listening is more than the ear capturing sound waves from the speaker's mouth. It is to...