You can’t iron your shirt while it’s still on your body without burning yourself. Took me twice to learn this one. Never have a cup of hot coffee between your legs when you’re being rude to your mother. God will see your error, cause you to spill your coffee and punish you with what I [...]

Still trying to decide what to get your kids this year for Christmas? How about getting them something that will last a lifetime? Some of the best gifts my parents gave me weren’t gifts that came from a store, but gifts that came from their lives. Here are a few gifts my parents gave me [...]

This morning as I dropped Cooper off for school, I told him, “Coop, don’t forget that you are by far my most favorite elementary school kid.” From the grin on his face, I could tell I’d said something right. God has blessed me with four incredible boys. As their father I want to be proactive [...]

I think God’s got a huge sense of humor; why else would he put polar opposites in families. Our four boys are so different from one another. We have a couple who are strong-willed. One that is laid-back. Some who are VERY outgoing and another that will do anything to avoid the spotlight. Every person [...]

I’ve been reading and thinking about Noah this morning. For over 100 years while Noah built the ark, he preached to the lost people around him. When the ark was finished and he was done preaching, the invitation was given, and the only people willing to get on the ark with him was his family. [...]

One of my most favorite family activities is supper time. We try every day to sit down and have supper together as a family. Some of our best family time is spent around the table laughing and talking about things that happened during the day. Last night as I sat at the table and listened [...]

While Lea and I were watching the Cowboys play football this past Sunday, Cooper was playing a video game in his room. Every now and then Lea and I could hear Cooper getting a little mad at the game he was playing. I had already told him once, “If it’s going to make you that [...]

I got a call Monday morning from a man who was interested in my ministry in Childress. He asked if he could ask me some questions. I told him sure, ask away. He asked lots of questions about different areas of my ministry. Once we’d finished talking, there were two of his questions in particular [...]

I just wanted to share with you some of the things I’m teaching right now. I love teaching on marriage and family when it comes to sermons and bible classes. Right now my Childress family is getting a double dose. In my Young Adult class I’ve been teaching on marriage and family issues for the [...]

A HEALTHY FAMILY DISPLAYS AN IRRATIONAL LOVE FOR ONE ANOTHER. It’s not just any love, it’s irrational and unconditional. It’s an “I’d die for you love.” It’s a love that would go to any length to help one another. A HEALTHY FAMILY COMMUNICATES TO ONE ANOTHER IN A LOVING AND GRACEFUL WAY. The inability to [...]

Linus, from the Peanuts cartoon, had his blue blanket that he couldn’t ever give up. For some kids it is a pacifier they can’t give up. For Cooper, our five year old, it’s his “scratchy-cup.” For the past year or so Lea and I have been trying to get Cooper to give up a sippy [...]

(Pictured: Parker – 15, Cooper – 5, Connor – 11, Taylor – 17) I love my boys. I have four boys. They are 17, 15, 11 and 5 (Yea, really… pray for me. Better yet pray for their mother). I always thought I would have liked to have a little girl and was considering a [...]

I am PUMPED. I cannot believe what I’m going to get to do. It’s still almost “unbelievable” in my mind. It all got started when I wrote a silly post called, “10 Things I Wish my Wife Would Whisper in my Ear,” and then I asked my wife to have a follow up called, “10 [...]

When Connor was little, he was SO strong-willed. Actually that hasn’t changed a lot. As a three year-old, we tried everything on our strong-willed child, including Dobson’s book, “The Strong Willed Child.” The book only worked when I spanked him with it Lea and I would often tell him to do something, and he’d just [...]

Okay, so I did a good job teaching Cooper (age 5) how to ride his bike, BUT I forgot to teach him a very important part …. how to use the brakes and stop. Oops! Lea and I laughed so hard at this video. Does that make us bad parents?

God must have a sense of humor. Why else would He put polar opposites in families. Let me give you some examples on how families are often so different just from some past events in the Morgan family… Family Vacations – This summer we’re talking about where we want to go on vacation. Lea would [...]

I was reading back through the book “Finish Strong” this week and it reminded me why Steve Farrar is my most favorite “men’s” author. Girls, if your husband doesn’t have any of Steve’s books, go buy him one today! In one of the chapters of “Finish Strong,” Steve writes about a dog that walks into [...]

The last few of weeks I’ve gone at an unhealthy pace. Unhealthy physically, emotionally and especially spiritually. My time with God has suffered, my patience with my children has been nonexistent, and my time with my family has been very minimal. Why do I allow myself to get that busy? Sometimes I honestly believe that [...]

Just like it takes good ingredients to make good food, it also takes good ingredients to make good children. There are so many negative things battling for our children’s lives these days. Television, friends and negative things of this world are just a few things that are constantly influencing our children. I know not all [...]