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My friend and colleague, Gary Schneeberger, is Focus’ vice president of communications. His office is right down the hall from mine and includes, among other things, a 7-foot-tall statue of Superman (that’s a story for another time). But among the many things on his desk is this little glass vase holding a pair of golf balls.
Now, I’ve been in many offices that contain golf balls from courses all over the world – from the famed St.
Topics: Family and Home Tags: faith, family, marriage by Jim Daly with Paul Batura
Just last Wednesday, in Tontitown, Arkansas, Jim Bob and Michelle Duggar welcomed another baby into the family. This time it was their eldest son Josh’s and wife Anna’s second child. Michael James and mom are doing great.
Hale and hearty congratulations to the ever-expanding Duggar family!
Of course, Jim Bob and Michelle Duggar are the proud parents of 19 children, 10 boys and 9 girls. You might already be familiar with them from their hit reality television show, 19 Kids and Counting, which airs on The Learning Channel (TLC).
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The sun had barely risen yesterday when Trent and Troy burst into our bedroom.
“You gotta open it, Dad! You gotta open it!” eight-year-old Troy and ten-year-old Trent repeatedly hollered.
I rubbed the sleep from my eyes. One of the boys was holding a small wrapped box.
It was Father’s Day 2011, my 11th year as a dad.
Troy had picked out the gift and so he was particularly excited to have me open the package.
Topics: Family and Home Tags: family, parenting by Jim Daly with Paul Batura
The latest high profile sex-scandal surrounding the head of the International Monetary Fund, Dominique Strauss-Kahan, brings to mind comments from a previous guest on the Focus on the Family radio program.
Steve Farrar, author of Point Man: How a Man Can Lead His Family, once wrote:
“If you were accused of sexual indiscretion, would your family, friends and co-workers fall down on the floor laughing because the charge was so ridiculous?”
It’s always shocking and sad when a person of influence is accused of a violent crime, as Strauss-Kahan has been for allegedly raping a hotel maid in New York City.
Topics: Family and Home Tags: family, pop culture by Jim Daly with Paul Batura
Several years ago an enterprising individual began marketing a line of t-shirts. Printed in large bold lettering across the front of the shirt was a variation of this message:
“(Fill in the blank) Is Life. The Rest Is Just Details.”
They sold millions of them.
Largely, I think, because we tend to see our passions (family, sports, music, art, etc.) as the center of our life – and everything on the periphery is just the small stuff.
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The late Dwight Eisenhower, a five-star general and the 34th president of the United States, was once asked who he believed to be the greatest man he’d ever met. He replied in a snap:
“It wasn’t a man. It was a woman – my mother. She had little schooling, but her educated mind, her wisdom, came from a lifelong study of the Bible. One night we were playing a card game, mother, my brothers and I.
Topics: Family and Home Tags: family by Jim Daly with Paul Batura
It’s challenging to tell someone you love that you’re angry with them. Even with the best of intentions, hurt feelings come easily.
Our counselors here at Focus regularly help with questions of this nature. A recent article in the Wall Street Journal dealt with this very issue, and so I asked them to review the author’s suggestions. They affirmed much of what was written, but offered a few other thoughts. I’d like to share their response with you now:
Slow Down.
Topics: Family and Home Tags: faith, family by Jim Daly with Paul Batura
If the producers of Hallmark Hall of Fame were looking for a thoughtful script that both inspires and convicts, they needn’t look any further than the story of Abby Johnson.
But for now, you can watch her tale of conversion this coming Tuesday May 17th, by clicking here.
After years of working for Planned Parenthood in Bryan, Texas, Abby experienced a dramatic change of heart regarding the morality of abortion and her participation in the ongoing tragedy of it.
Topics: Family and Home Tags: family, pro-life by Jim Daly with Paul Batura
I’d like you to meet Alice Ozma. She is 23 years-old and graduated as valedictorian of her class at Rutgers University with a degree in literature.
Impressive, to be sure, but that’s not the story nor the punch line. This is:
When Alice was 9 years-old, her mother left her father. Heartbroken and faced with the reality of being a single dad and raising a daughter alone, Jim became concerned that time and circumstance would pull him and Alice apart.
Topics: Family and Home Tags: family, parenting by Jim Daly with Paul Batura
Do you like statistics? A recent issue of Parade magazine featured dozens of facts and figures, from the best sports city (Chicago) to the skinniest state (Colorado). Also included were some numbers and trends related to marriage and family.
I thought I’d share some of them with you here and invite your comment:
Marriage Figures
54.1 percent of adults reported being married in 2010
2.1 million marriages took place in 2009.
17% of people who married in the past three years met online.
Topics: Family and Home Tags: family, marriage by Jim Daly with Paul Batura
Jim Daly is a husband, father and President of Focus on the Family and host of its National Radio Hall of Fame broadcast. His blog, Daly Focus, is full of timely commentary and wisdom designed to help you navigate and understand today’s culture. His latest book is Marriage Done Right.Home
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