Family
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Are You the Victim of a One-Way Relationship?
Over twenty years of counseling has brought some valuable insights to my ministry. One of those insights is that those who are struggling with their loved ones often feel as if they are in a one-way relationship. I’m not just speaking here of husbands and wives. I’m talking about all relationships: dating couples, parent-to-child and child-to-parent, sibling-to-sibling and friend-to-friend. People get hurt when they are constantly giving and not receiving. They feel unloved and unappreciated. They often come to the conclusion that their love is unrequited and that the other person in this relationship doesn’t really know who they are or what they truly care about. This all translates to…
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Not a Holiday or An Attitude
This week, our nation celebrates my very favorite holiday. It is not “marred” by some of the manmade legends and superstitions of other holidays. Neither has it (yet) become commercialized as much as other holidays. Thanksgiving, at least in our family, is a day that loved ones get together and enjoy some time together. There are no gifts to be exchanged. There are, at least in most families, no elaborate ceremonies or rituals. People who love one another get to relax (except for those who spend hours cooking), share memories, make memories, and, hopefully, spend some time expressing gratitude to God for the blessings we have. During this season, it is not uncommon to be…
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Episode 93: Our 2017 Thankful List [Podcast]
https://media.blubrry.com/faughnfamily/content.blubrry.com/faughnfamily/Legacy_Podcast_093.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSS(Playing not displaying or working? Click here.) With Thanksgiving coming next week, Adam, Leah, Mary Carol, and Turner all sit around and think about gratitude and things they are thankful for. We hope this encourages your family to do the same thing more often! More from A Legacy of Faith To subscribe to A Legacy of Faith by email for free click here. Subscribe to the podcast on iTunes Subscribe via rss Find us on Stitcher Radio Visit the show archives
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1 Problem with Thanksgiving…and 10 Ways to Overcome It
Next week is Thanksgiving. This day is my favorite holiday. I like to think of it as Christmas, but without all the pressure! It’s a day that I look forward to for food, family, relaxing, watching TV…just a wonderful day. I hope it’s that way for you, too: a day where you can just enjoy time with friends and family and just relax. There’s just one problem that I think a lot of folks have on Thanksgiving: we don’t take much time to actually give thanks! We fill our day with hanging out, watching football (or, hopefully, basketball), eating, resting…and there is often very little time spent actually thanking God…
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Personal Get-Back Coach
I don’t know a great deal about the game of football. I can’t name great coaches of the past or even very many of the coaches of today. I don’t know exactly what the positions are called on the field or who plays what position. You’ll understand what I mean when I tell you that while talking with Adam on the phone a couple of years ago I told him that Vermont was playing that day. He delighted in telling me that “VT” stood for Virginia Tech – not Vermont. I do, however, know enough about the game to know what is supposed to happen on the field. The object of the game is…
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Are Some Parents Playing the Wrong Game?
During the recent controversy about the refusal of some professional athletes to stand during our National Anthem, I heard something that caught my attention. The reporter provided the total number of people who play that sport professionally and then reported on the number who did not stand during that time. According to him, that amounted to about 1/8 of the total number of players. When I heard those figures, my mind went in a totally different direction. I thought about parents who sacrifice time, energy, money, and other resources to make sure that their children participate in sports. I then wondered what would be different in some families if those same parents were that…
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Episode 92: A Candid Conversation about Comparison and Perfectionism [Podcast]
https://media.blubrry.com/faughnfamily/content.blubrry.com/faughnfamily/Legacy_Podcast_093.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSS(Player not displaying or working? Click here to listen.) Being a parent is difficult, but being a parent in the social media age leads to all sorts of insecurities about not measuring up. On the podcast this week, Adam and Leah have an unscripted and open conversation about the struggle many feel with comparing to others and the drive for being good enough. Resource “Why I’m No Homeschool Superstar” [Read Aloud Revival] More from A Legacy of Faith To subscribe to A Legacy of Faith by email for free click here. Subscribe to the podcast on iTunes Subscribe via rss Find us on Stitcher…
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A Rocky Reminder for Parents
I am in the midst of preaching a series on the Parable of the Sower. The study and preparation for these four lessons is challenging me at a very deep level, as I have been reminded that each of the four types of soil represents people who hear the Word…yes, even the bad soils heard the message! But as I was reflecting recently on the rocky soil, I was also challenged as a parent, and I want to share that challenge to all Christian parents. In Matthew’s account of the parable, that section reads this way: Other seeds fell on rocky ground, where they did not have much soil, and…
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Don’t Let Somebody Else Wear Your Armor
So today this article is releasing on Halloween, and everybody will be wearing a costume in a few hours. We put on the costumes to look like something other than what we are. We take the place of or represent the likeness of another. It’s all in fun and in candy-gathering and all of that…and over the years certain costumes have been quite memorable. It’s not only enjoyable to dress up but it’s also very festive – it completes the purpose and intent of the holiday itself. We wear it temporarily, but the one we represent does not lose their identity. They are the original and true article, and we…
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Soup Weather: Free Printable Recipe
It has turned cooler in Paducah, Kentucky this week! With the crisp, cool weather I begin to think about getting out my soup recipes. Cold weather and hot soup just seem to match up in my mind. Since it’s been a while since I shared one of my recipes with you, I thought you might like my version of broccoli cheese soup. It is a low carb recipe, easy to fix, and (in my opinion) delicious! Put on your sweatshirt, make some delicious soup, and be thankful to God for the great variety He gives us in life…weather, colors of leaves, warm homes, and great varieties of foods. Enjoy!! Low Carb Broccoli Cheese Soup…
