Punishment

By Dwayne Hicks | October 20, 2014 |

This is one of my least favorite parts of parenting. I do not like punishing my children. It is however, a necessary ingredient to the recipe for raising a good kid. I believe that possible impending punishment is a motivator to help me do the right thing even if it’s for the wrong reason. I…

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Called Out

By Dwayne Hicks | October 8, 2014 |

I have been called out before for doing something that is offensive to someone else. Sometimes I don’t realize that I’m hurting someone else – other times I might just not care. There are situations when I need to call someone out that I might decide to wait a minute and there are other situations…

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Plans & Purpose

By Dwayne Hicks | September 2, 2014 |

Sometimes the best-laid plans get changed in an instant. I’ve made plans to go camping with my family. We absolutely love camping. We pack the camper with food, clothes and other necessities like bicycles, chairs and grill – we’re going camping.  So we arrive at the campsite and set up and the rain begins. It’s…

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Discipline

By Dwayne Hicks | August 26, 2014 |

I’m enjoying my journey through Proverbs. It seems that each verse could stand on it’s own and possibly be put in a fortune cookie at the Chinese restaurant. A proverb is a short popular saying, usually of unknown and ancient origin, that expresses effectively some commonplace truth or useful thought – an adage.” (dictionary.com) King…

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