I love the fall! The baseball playoffs start tonight. I feel like a 9-year-old kid the night before christmas knowing that the next morning Santa is going to bring him a red rider bebe gun. I love baseball and love the New York Yankees. Since its YouTube Friday I thought I would share with you […]
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My last post was about keeping kids safe online but dealt more with computer based safety. The web is moving more and more towards mobile devices every year. From ipods to nintendo dsi’s, when you hand your child an internet enabled device without proper boundaries you are foolish. 52% of nine year olds and 95% of 15
7 tips to keep your kids safe on mobile devices. Read More »
One of the posts I like to do from time to time is a post on keeping kids safe online. The internet is an incredible tool but it can and has done incredible damage. One of the most dangerous and most helpful characteristics of parents is they always believe the best in their kids. It’s dangerous because we overlook obvious warning
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Haven’t done a YouTube Friday in a while so here is one I think we can all relate to. Angry birds addiction, I wish I wasn’t but I am. I just want those little nasty pigs to die….I’m ok I really am.
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Tomorrow I will go into more detail about why I think Orange Conference is unique but today I want to touch on something that I have noticed out there I call “conference supremacy.” It seems in my experience that some conference goers feel that the conference they attend is the only conference that should be out there. I
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Be aware of “Yes” men, generally they are losers. – Bear Bryant. Well I know this may sound crazy especially for you down in the south but I have never watched a full college football game in my life. I wasn’t feeling good and didn’t have anything else to do so I decided to sit down and
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(Here is a guest post from my friend Kenny Conely with news about his Illuminate conference.) With two Illuminate Conferences under my belt, one thing is sure… Illuminate is like no other conference. At both Austin (2010) and Birmingham (2011) I heard the same thing over and over. Amazing! Incredible! Inspiring! Encouraging! That’s what kidmin
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In a few short weeks there will be hundreds of kidmin leaders descending on Chicago home of the thick nasty pizza. I am really starting to get excited about heading out to connect with some old friends as well as meet a bunch of new people who share my passion for kids and youth. Why this conference is different.
Conferences I’ll be attending: Group Kidmin Conference. Read More »
Well for the last 4 years or so now Kenny and I have had a special level of closeness I don’t share with most bloggers. Kenny and I started I started our blogs 2 weeks apart from each other. We have both been married to our wives the same length of time. His oldest boy and my
13 years ago today my lovely wife and I were married. Unbelievable how fast it goes. Three kids later and I still remember the butterflies I felt when I first shook her hand. I still get those feelings when I see her walk through the door after a few hours of conquest at Target. If you have
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