Michael King
Archive for July 2012
5 Ways to Battle Regrets
Regrets. We all have them, sometimes on a daily basis. I should have . . . I could have . . . why didn’t I . . . If only . . . Sound familiar? Yeah, I’m with you. The tendency is to focus on the what should have been and berate ourselves for not … Continue reading
10 Ways to Totally Frustrate Your Kids
Looking to frustrate your kids? It’s not hard, they seem to always be on the edge of some cliff that drops off into an abyss of angst. And it only takes a little nudge to send them tumbling. Then you and your spouse can sit back and be satisfied that you played an integral role … Continue reading
Things I’ve Learned From Those Who Suffer
I love talking to people who have suffered greatly. When I meet someone who has suffered, whether physically, emotionally, financially, or spiritually, I take the time to talk to them, to pick their brains, to dig into their experience. I want to know what they went through, how they felt, how they made it through, … Continue reading
Family Friday: Making Time for Family
Things have changed since I was a kid. No doubt, you feel the same way. I don’t remember life being so busy, families so strained by obligations outside the home. When we had our first daughter thirteen years ago I swore I would never let that happen, never let family time become something we had … Continue reading
Lesson Learned at Buchenwald Concentration Camp
A few days ago I had the opportunity to talk to a gentleman who was part of the American liberation of the Nazi concentration camp at Buchenwald in April of 1945. He was a military policeman and was used to harboring prisoners of war, feeding them, giving them opportunity to bathe, transporting them here and … Continue reading
Parts of the Bible I Don’t Like
Ever read something in the Bible and think, Ooh, I don’t like that. It just doesn’t seem right. I’m guilty of it. Every now and then I’ll run across a passage or an account or even a doctrine that rubs me the wrong way. It doesn’t seem fair (according to my sense of justice) or the … Continue reading
Family Friday: 3 Ways to Improve Your Marriage
I’ve been wanting to do this for some time and haven’t. Partly because I thought about it when I didn’t have time and when I did have time I didn’t think about it and partly because I honestly just didn’t want to know what the outcome would be. I sat my kids down and asked … Continue reading
The Benefits of Being an Alien
It seems aliens are all the rage nowadays. Have been for quite some time, probably since Steven Spielberg brought us Close Encounters of the Third Kind back in 1977. Since then there’s been a slew of movies produced about aliens, books written, sightings reported, and enough close encounters to fill a flying saucer. Most of … Continue reading
Family Friday: Summertime Activities to Keep Everyone Moving
Looking for something to do this summer that keeps you together as a family and keeps you moving? Summer is a great time to exercise and a great time to strengthen those family bonds. Below is an article I wrote for More to Life Magazine that gives some suggestions for family activities. A suggestion: Be … Continue reading
6 Ways to Build Confidence (and Conquer the World)
It was time for those awful standardized tests. You remember the ones. The #2 pencils, the timer, the endless questions, the pressure, the teacher saying, “Time’s up. Pencils down. Tests closed.” The thought of it makes my palms sweat and stomach twist into a knot. Well, for homeschooled kids the test is taken on the … Continue reading
