Jim Jackson | Connected Families

Kids Are Like Puppies

Little kids are kind of like puppies. They usually love unconditionally and are often forgiving when parents make mistakes of all kinds. Mom nags, child

What if Alexa recorded my every parenting move?

For some reason, I have always behaved my best when people watch me, unless those people were my kids when they needed discipline. That’s when

Loving the PARENT of Your Reality

As you head into the holiday season there’s a good chance you’ll spend more time with your extended family than you typically would. With that

“You have chubby little legs!”

We can joke about it now. Mostly. But, at the time, I saw it as one of my worst parenting moments and I worried I’d

How Do I Get This Behavior to Stop?

The first dad was angry I answered his phone call and heard a wide assortment of issues. His son was hanging out with a group

Stay Curious During Tough Conversations

I remember a tough conversation I needed to have with our third-grade son, Daniel. I wasn’t very happy about the company he was starting to

What Could Have Ruined Our Marriage

During our 30+ years of marriage we had occasionally heard of couples ending their marriage due to infidelity. But, for whatever reason, in 2015 Lynne

Tired of Not Feeling Christian Enough?

Here’s a confession: throughout my life I have periodically wrestled with the suspicion I was somehow “not Christian enough.” In some ways, it sounds silly,