Digital Heroin
I’m struggling as a parent right now. Our goal is to limit screen time for the 9 year old and up to 2 hours per day and we have tools in place for that. But…about 9 months ago, the 16 (now 17) year old went out and bought a 3DS XL without our consent. After 5 warnings (I know, I shouldn’t give that many warnings) I asked for the device yesterday to which he refused as he has done probably 3-5 times in the last few months. Today after school he ran away for a couple of hours to “Some where, where I can play video games with out you clawing at my neck.” It is not coincidence that this video came across my desk today: Here’s the associated article. Read at your own risk. It is changing my thinking today. Digital...
My Mission Statement
Found this version of my mission statement taped in one of my shelves today:
Reflections
Reflecting on life, God, creation , and family while enjoying the sunrise on Grouse Mountain near Pikes Peak, Colorado, USA. Video Log 2015.09.20 from EvoDynamic on Vimeo. Check out more at LifeChampion.coach.
Sunrise on Grouse Mountain
Here’s a little clip I shot last weekend when we were at Mueller State Park adjacent to Pikes Peak in Colorado. Sunrise on Grouse Mountain from EvoDynamic on Vimeo.
Teenager’s View of Heaven
17-year-old Brian Moore had only a short time to write something for a class. The subject was what Heaven was like. ‘I wowed ’em,’ he later told his father, Bruce. ‘It’s a killer. It’s the bomb. It’s the best thing I ever wrote.’ . . . It also was the last. [Read More] This is from my friend Anna Marie. Thanks, Anna Marie.
Welcome back my son
My sister gave me two things as I left Minnesota: a cross, and a small picture frame with a quote. I keep the frame by my bed and read it a few times each day: “You Yourself, as much as anybody in the entire universe, deserve your love and affection.” One of the things I forgot along with my family and friends was my whole-self. Thanks Faith.
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