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GETTING RID OF MONEY
Ryan, our 7 year old, had a few hundred pesos one time and wanted to buy several toys – from Bey Blade to Action Figures. He realized he only had a limited budget and was wanting to have more. My wife, Jenn, tried to explain to Ryan to guard his heart and be watchful because… Continue reading
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WHAT WOULD YOU DO WITH $11M?
Well, Allen and Violet Large gave 98% away. July this year, they won the Lottery Jackpot in Canada. After they found out about that they won, they started giving their money away to family, the fire department, churches, cemeteries, the Red Cross, Salvation Army and several hospitals. The interesting thing was that Violet was battle… Continue reading
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SPEAKING IN CODES
This is part 2 on the mini series on “Reflections from the Couples Retreat.” Part 1 can be found here. Much of communication is listening. Unfortunately, when you are the man in the marriage relationship, listening is a tricky skill to try to learn. Allow me to illustrate. When my wife asks me, “Paolo, do… Continue reading
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WHAT DO YOU VALUE AS A FAMILY?
Because it was semestral break, we took the kids out of town. With us were the Sy’s (Dennis, Thammie and kids), Marge, Teri and Bruce. As a family, we often take the opportunity to take off when we can because schedules have been crazy these days. Even our kids are now ‘busy’ – from baseball… Continue reading
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THE W.A.L.L.
Jenn and I came from a couples’ retreat last week. It was great for a couple of reasons. One, we were not teaching. It was great for us to just sit in and listen. Two, we heard from the best of the best in Victory (Joey & Marie Bonifacio, Steve & Deborah Murrell and Juray… Continue reading
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