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Tuesday, December 27th, 2011I just read a major family ministries “hint” on how to keep your child safe online. Their hint – keep the family computer in a common area. What? That may have worked 5 years ago, but today’s changing technology landscape has brought new challenges demanding new strategies for parents living in 2012! iPods, iPhones, iPad, [...]
Merry Christmas from the Strohms
Saturday, December 24th, 2011Dear Family and Friends, The Strohm family would like to wish you a very Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! This has been an eventful year for us! From the bottom of our hearts we would like to thank the many, many friends and family who prayed, sent notes, made calls both during Mark’s Mom’s [...]
A Rewarding Perspective
Tuesday, June 21st, 2011Editor’s Note – Ellen wrote this in October of 2005. Both Ellen and I re-read this and we agree that it is even more true today than when she wrote it. BTW – the picture to the left is of Mark Strohm (far left) when he was a child, with his siblings and mother. When [...]
Simple Times
Monday, May 23rd, 2011My daughter Julie is home from college so this week we have been going for walks. I hope she has enjoyed our conversations as much as I have! First, we talked about some necessary subjects and made sure we exchanged information that was important. Then, when all the business was taken care of, we had [...]
Your Child and Friendship – Has social networking corrupted our understanding of “Friend?”
Thursday, May 12th, 2011“If you have two friends in your lifetime, you’re lucky. If you have one good friend, you’re more than lucky.” —Bryon Douglas “Don’t pity the girl with one true friend. Envy her. Pity the girl with just a thousand acquaintances.” —Katie Obenchain I have had discussions with young parents who believe they should not send [...]
OUR Mother’s Day Poem
Thursday, May 5th, 2011Would you add to this poem by commenting below? Please don’t add commentary, just add: A Crisp Single Sentence About A Mother’s Hand – how her hand has affected your life! It will read better if you refrain from commentary and just put down your sentence! Don’t worry about some of the lines sounding redundant. [...]
Don’t Be Displaced As Your Child’s Major Influencer
Saturday, April 9th, 2011Truth that leads to Godliness, Titus 1:1 Let no one deceive you by fine-sounding arguments. See to it that no one takes you captive through hollow and deceptive philosophy, which depends on human tradition and the basic principles of this world rather than on Christ. Colossians 2:4,8 I am concerned about what I believe to [...]
Prepare Your Children For Today’s Technology
Sunday, March 6th, 2011For years parents have protected children from the dangers of powerful tools. The tools are not in and of themselves dangerous, but their power makes them dangerous in the hands of immature individuals. We would never let our 13 year old drive our car on the highway nor let our 10 year old have unrestricted [...]
We Should Be In The Race To Win
Thursday, February 17th, 2011Part 1 I Corinthians 9:24 – 27 “Do you not know that in a race all the runners run, but only one gets the prize? Run in such a way as to get the prize. Everyone who competes in the games goes into strict training. They do it to get a crown that will not [...]
The Lord Looks At The Heart
Thursday, February 10th, 2011But the LORD said to Samuel, “Do not consider his appearance or his height…The LORD does not look at the things people look at. People look at the outward appearance, but the LORD looks at the heart.” I Samuel 16:7 Ten or fifteen years ago when I taught Junior High I would carry a bell [...]
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