Family
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Little Things Can Be Big Deals
On a recent afternoon Donna received a call unlike any other she had ever received. Our oldest granddaughter was out doing some job hunting and called to ask if she could come by for a visit. That may seem like no big deal to many who read this, but it was a first for us. You see, once our children “left the nest,” we had never lived in the same town with either of them. None of us had any opportunity to stop by and visit. All of that changed about four years ago, when our son and his family moved to Paducah, but, at that time, neither of his children were old…
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Episode 164: Tough Talk about Trusting Your Husband [Podcast]
https://media.blubrry.com/faughnfamily/content.blubrry.com/faughnfamily/Legacy_Podcast_164.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSS (Player not displaying or working? Click here.) Trusting your husband is something that wives know they should do, but it is not always easy. This week on the podcast, Adam and Leah use an article (linked below) to tackle those times when it is not easy to trust. Link “Husbands and How to Understand Them” [Like Mother, Like Daughter] NOTE: As we say in the podcast, there are some portions of this article that we strongly disagree with, but the overall message is one that is much needed. Find our podcast on… Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Spotify Stitcher TuneIn Radio RSS
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When the Desire is Gone
How would you like to have been a newspaper reporter during the Great Depression? Can you imagine trying to cover that era and find new angles to something that lasted year after year? Recently, I was reading a book about some events in 1932 and came across a quote from a Chicago newspaper that was truly powerful. A reporter was talking about a posh and exciting event being held in that city, but it was basically right across the street from a park. In that park, many unemployed gathered. Some were homeless, while others just sort of were there to be with others who were in the same pit of…
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I Have No Desire to be Anywhere Else
Isn’t it wonderful to be content with where you are? Maybe it’s your time in life and you are happy with what you are doing at this particular point in time. Maybe it’s the home in which you live, or maybe it’s the town or state where you are located. I recently heard someone say, while talking about the state in which they live, that they wouldn’t want to be anywhere else. I understand what they meant, because I’m somewhat like them, but their statement made me think. Would I really want to be on this earth forever? A song came to my mind, and I’m sure you can guess…
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Stop “Adulting” and Start Finding Joy
I’ll come right out and get myself in trouble: I simply cannot stand the word “adulting.” Or, more accurately, I cannot stand what it often represents. We live in a time when people post on social media and have conversations about “adulting.” They talk about how they had to pay bills with their savings, so “I guess I’m adulting.” They purchase something on sale and brag about their savings because they are “adulting.” They joke about how they actually fixed something themselves because they decided to start “adulting.” It’s actually sad. The reason is simple: we don’t want to grow up. But we should want to grow up. We should…
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It’s Sunday Morning; Do You Know Where Your Children Are?
Some of us may remember a message that would appear on our television screens almost every (if not all) evening. As I remember it, just as the 10:00 pm news came on, these words would appear: It’s 10:00. Do you know where your children are? I grew up in a home in which the parents did not need that “little reminder.” I guess that I kind of resented that at the time, but I’m very thankful now that my parents loved me enough to try to make sure they knew the answer to that question. I’ve been doing some thinking lately about another question that might need to be asked. What would your answer…
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I Think That I Was Better Off In The Dark
I guess that some people would say that I grew up in the dark ages. A new elementary school opened just as I was old enough to attend. I was in the first class to complete eight years in that building. (For those who are familiar with the area around Metropolis, Illinois, I am talking about Franklin Elementary School.) Did you notice that I completed eight years there? At least where I grew up, kindergarten was an idea that apparently had not caught on yet. At the age when children today are attending kindergarten, I guess my biggest concerns were things like how long I would be allowed to stay outside playing, what chores my…
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Episode 162: Before Our Kids Leave… [Podcast]
https://media.blubrry.com/faughnfamily/content.blubrry.com/faughnfamily/Legacy_Podcast_162.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSS (Player not displaying or working? Click here to listen.) In our last episode, dealing with family devotionals with teens in the house, we talked about focusing on certain things you want your children to know before they leave the house. This week, we share some of those things–nowhere near all of them–that we would like to focus on in our house. With just 2-3 years before our children are through with high school, what types of things would we most want them to know? Maybe by building this list, you will be encouraged to build your own list and focus on certain…
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Does This Describe You?
In preparing for Polishing the Pulpit I came across a term that intrigued me. The term describes a feeling that has been in our world almost from the beginning of time. Cain suffered from it. Esau had a bad case. David’s brothers had a touch of it. King Saul really had it! I have friends who suffer from it today. I read a little story that talked about a disease called “grudgitis” and gave an example of how one creature dealt with the disease. A grizzly bear lumbered into a clearing where garbage had been dumped. Tourists noticed that there was only one animal the grizzly would permit to eat…
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Episode 161: Family Devotional Ideas for Parents with Teens [Podcast]
https://media.blubrry.com/faughnfamily/content.blubrry.com/faughnfamily/Legacy_Podcast_161.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSS (Player not displaying or working? Click here to listen.) There are piles of materials available to help families have devotionals when their children are small. As those kids get older, though, it can be easy to run out of ideas. Today, Adam and Leah simply share some things they have tried as parents of teens, and also why it is so important to keep devotionals going, even during these busy years. Find our podcast on… Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Spotify Stitcher TuneIn Radio RSS
