2016-06-21 11:50
How often do you screw up? Totally blow it? If you’re anything like me, the answer is probably ALL THE TIME! The interesting thing about screwing up is, it’s not the issue. Screw… Read More
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2016-06-16 11:00
A man was shipwrecked out at sea and was the only survivor. He prayed and said, “God, Please save me!” Soon after a boat came by and offered to take the man to safety… Read More
2016-06-14 11:00
What do you do when work and family collide? This is the question Andy Stanley deals with in his book Choosing to Cheat. In the book he says, ”
The issue is never, &ldq&hell…Read More
2016-06-09 11:00
Are you capable of being in two places at once? You would say, ‘of course not.’ And I would say, ‘You’re wrong.’ One of the definitions for th… Read More
2016-06-06 11:00
Parenting is hard! But you already knew that! There are times when I would rather drive away than deal. If we let our emotions control us, we end up exhausted, stressed out and ha… Read More
2016-06-03 11:00
In the movie Up in the Air, Ryan Bingham, played by George Clooney, says, “The slower we move, the faster we die. Make no mistake, moving is living.”
Is he right? American… Read More
2016-06-01 07:00
Neils Bohr was a physicist who received the Nobel Prize in physics in 1922. He was quoted as saying, “An expert is a person who has made all of the mistakes that can be made in a narro… Read More
2016-05-30 11:00
Do you ever hear people tell you how you need to cherish every moment of childhood and think, “you must have forgot what it was like to raise young kids.”
So many times it feels… Read More
2016-05-27 11:00
Smart phones have completely changed the way we live. They have made our lives easier, more automated and more efficient.
But at what cost does all of this convenience come?
I was listening… Read More
2016-05-25 11:00
At some point, without my knowledge, my children seem to have passed the bar exam. Every day we walk into a court room where everything is negotiable. From how many chicken nuggets they hav… Read More
2016-05-23 11:00
We want to take a step back today and talk about the foundations of UnCommon Parent.
We are going to give everyone a sense of what we are trying to do. Why we think it is a worthwhile pursui… Read More
2016-05-20 11:00
What’s your perspective when it comes to parenting?
It is so easy to be influenced in today’s world. Whether it be on television, social media, a family member or close friend. O… Read More
2016-05-18 11:00
Does anybody else’s expectations for their kids exceed the expectations they have for themselves?
We expect our kids to be patient, obedient, kind, selfless, content, self-controlled… Read More
2016-05-16 11:00
Sounds so simple when you put it like that.
As I look at my own kids, though, one thing is becoming more and more clear. Honestly, I knew it all along but never wanted to admit it. I thought… Read More
2016-05-13 11:00
Have you ever found yourself stepping back from a situation with your kids and thinking, “Is this really my life?”
Maybe you left your kid alone for 2 minutes and there is a whol… Read More
2016-05-11 11:00
How are we, as parents, to organize our thoughts in a world where we don’t even get 5 minutes to think?Enter Evernote!
I began using Evernote a while ago as a place to write down my bl… Read More
2016-05-09 11:00
Think about the amount of information you are exposed to in a given day. From social media, television, the internet, etc. A lot, right?
Now think about your kid.
They are being expose… Read More
2016-05-06 11:00
In the hectic, crazy world of parenting small children, we would love a proven way to improve our intimacy level with them. By practicing the following step we can… and it’s rea… Read More
2016-05-04 13:00
Our children have an unbelievable ability to teach us things about ourselves that we otherwise are blind to. I had an experience the other day that drove this point home for me.
We were in C… Read More
2016-05-02 13:15
When it comes to parenting our kids, one of the best things we can show them is how to have a great marriage. In our imperfect attempt at this, I am trying to fix a failure of my own… Read More
2016-04-30 13:00
Do your kids ask as many questions as mine do? It can be exhausting and, quite frankly, irritating dealing with children who are a non-stop barrage of questions about anything and ever… Read More
2016-04-28 12:00
How do we handle the ways our children are being influenced when they are away from home? Are we able to maintain influence in their lives or are they left at the mercy of whomever the… Read More
2016-04-26 21:00
This past weekend I built a raised garden bed in our backyard. Below are 4 things I learned from the experience.
1. Planning is Essential
I could have built a… Read More
2016-04-23 12:00
One thing I was never taught much about growing up was money. More specifically, how to handle money. So… I am attempting to teach my kids. In this attempt, a sad, funny… Read More
2016-04-21 20:00
Have you ever practiced Focused Thinking?
I hadn’t until recently as I was reading John Maxwell’s book Thinking for a Change. Focused Thinking is one of his 11 Thinking Sk… Read More
2016-04-20 15:04
I have spent a lot of time throughout my life thinking about why I am here on this Earth. In this journey I switched colleges 3 times, changed majors more times than that, went back to… Read More
2016-04-20 10:30
The purpose of this blog is to start conversations.
I absolutely love conversation. It is one of the things I am most passionate about. I believe everything is, in one way or another, conver… Read More
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