Written Blogs

Everyone wants their children to receive the best education possible. Unfortunately, most of us are beginning our definitions of that “best” with the wrong question.   Our American culture has wired itself to think about education through the question, “What?” … Read More

No one has time to rest. Especially for a whole day. Every week. A day of rest in this fast, modern lifestyle is old-fashioned and out of style. However, after a week of going several different directions at several different … Read More

More. Faster. Busier. Better. There is a sneaky current underlying culture of more and faster, bigger means better, and busier means abundance. I say sneaky because few desire to live by these sentiments. No one wants to be so busy … Read More

Water Snakes – These slippy, squishy wonders are a sensory delight. Make up keep-away games with them, play catch, or make-believe they are real snakes. They don’t do well thrown with great force against the ground, but they are fairly … Read More

As I ponder the present generation, I believe one of the greatest poverties we are experiencing is the lack of “green pastures” and “still waters.” One of the core messages of “Up, Not Out” is that childhood is a quality of … Read More

I recently attended a Men’s Retreat where four words were given defining the activities of a father: Provide, Protect, Promote, and Pursue. It is a powerful list and one which extends beyond fathers. In fact, I’ve been pondering for some … Read More

Study, Steward, and Share your life stories pre-children, as well as the stories of those gone before you  It is so important children hear where we were before they existed. The stories we are proud of will inspire them to … Read More

Telling the Family Narrative   One of the core principles of A Trinity Family is that individuals are powerful and their choices matter. From an early age, we want to be training our kids to understand themselves as an autonomous … Read More

As “A Trinity Family,” we are huge proponents of parents living life in and withtheir children, but the slope from withto foris a slippery one. In T.H. White’s classic work, The Sword in the Stone, Merlin educates his pupil, “Education is experience, and the … Read More

Everyone wants to raise kids who can dream. The ancient Jewish people, under the leadership of Joshua, had a dream for a Promised Land flowing with milk and honey. But when they arrived, there were no sweetened cow juices. Instead … Read More