Essential Families

The Power of Freedom As a Father of 3, I have seen the true Power of Freedom and the joy it brings to my children’s faces. The Freedoms they received from taking their first steps, saying there first words and/or riding their bikes without the need of training wheels. These freedoms, and many more, they have already experienced in life. But the ultimate freedom that they enjoy is the freedom to choose. If we stop and think about it for a second each action above came from a choice. The first action of learning how to walk, they chose to overcome the bodily restraints placed on them as an infant. But how did they do that, how did they obtain such freedom to walk? Was freedom just handed to them? Was it just something they automatically had? Obviously not!! From the time they were born their bodies had to start using their muscles and their brains had to start making certain connections and destroying others in order to have the ability to just move, let alone balance or brace themse

Allow your kids to be with you Take the time to let your children hang out with you. This is where they learn how to interact with others and see you in action. The best way to teach a child is by being an example to them. Always tell your children to do the best they can  This gives them a goal to work towards. Allow their best to be good enough. Congratulate them when they do!!   Praise the act of trying more than their accomplishments  Sometimes just trying, even if they fail, teaches  a  greater l esson than actually succeeding. Follow through on your promises   Most of all   HAVE FUN!!!!

We have all been told that we must  Stand for Something or Fall for Anything .  With the current state of our Local, National and World cultures constantly changing and shifting like the wind, this notion and logic at its surface makes sense and is to many, the key to how they deal with their surroundings. Although I do believe that we must stand for something I think the logic has caused many of the issues we are actually witnessing in this day and age. All though I’m not normally one to delve into the political arena, I would like to use the current state of our political divide to highlight a major point as to why the idea of  Standing for Something or Fall for Anything  is an outdated ideology, or at least needs to be clarified.            Let’s ta