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Measuring the Success of Your Family
For 2023, consider making some adjustments for your family. I often say that one of the simple ways to measure the success…
Start with Your Family Stories
Building great family culture starts with stories. Brad Grey of Walking the Text teaches a simple truth: in Jewish families, from birth…
What would you say to 50 college students?
They sat in front of me—50 of them, wide-eyed, eager, young, some with girlfriends or boyfriends, some engaged, and some with years…
Living Simply
Did you ever read My Side of the Mountain? It’s the story of a young boy who tells his parents that he’s…
Write a Letter to Your 20-Year-Old Self
Taylor Smith was 12 years old when she died on January 5, 2014, from complications from pneumonia. Her parents were devastated. But…
Moving from Cause Giving to Models
“People will actually invest in [the program] even if they don’t care about [the cause], because they care about the model,” says…
Prince and Other Famous People Who Died without a Will
Prince died on April 21, 2016. Within days, his sister Tyka Nelson filed papers in probate court alleging that he died without…
Plant a Shade Tree for Five Generations
Dennis Swanberg is a comedian. He makes people laugh, but sometimes he does it in a reflective way. He tells the story…
And I Thought Parenting Was Hard Then…
It seems like a few nights ago that our four children were six and under. My, those were exhausting days—especially for my…
13 Traits of Legacy-Building Parents – Lindsay Diederichs
[Guest post] In my last post, I talked about a rare breed of young people who grew up in Christian homes, never…