family stays connected

Five Ways to Make Sure Your Family Stays Connected

ByLarry Hagner

You know your family. You know your spouse’s trigger points, what’s going on with their day and what bothers them. You know what is going on in your kids’ lives: their friends, their favorite activities, their sensitivities. Whoa-wait-do you? When is the last time you sat down and really listened, or scheduled an activity together and really made quality time?

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Being a New Dad in the Early Years by Chris Cottle

ByLarry Hagner

As I think back over the last 10 years of being a father, I reflect on the joys and the struggles of the early days. There have been many joyous moments such as being there when my son was born, watching him smile as he woke up from a nap, his first words, his first steps and I can go on and on. But the biggest struggle through all those joyous moments was I physically could not tell him that I loved him.