I love my children deeply but there are times when I feel an emotional or spiritual distance like they are drifting a little out of reach. Sometimes one or both of us are distracted or busy. The distance may be the result of my own selfishness or irritability or hurt that steams from anger. Sometimes […]
Soul-Questions
A few weeks ago a ran into the son of a friend in another city not far from here. It was uncanny that I would connect with him in that way and I immediately sensed that God was in it and that I should be especially sensitive to what He might be doing. I quickly […]
Powerful Questions
Here is an oft-requested link from the kenpierpont site with twenty questions to open the heart of your child. Some use these questions on a multiple-day retreat, some in an hour-long meeting. One dad I know… who is a great dad… keeps them in his wallet and uses one question every time he drives one […]
Our Last Cup of Coffee
About thirty years ago, very late on a winter night, the phone rang. I answered. On the other end of the line was a quiet voice. “Hello, this is Bob Dunbar. Could I speak to Linda?” Lois’s sister Linda had come to live with us while she got launched in life. We had plenty of […]
Freedom Family Camp Notes-Camp Fairwood
The Grand-Master Key to Life by Ken Pierpont Monday PM—6:45-7:30 Introduction: Introduce yourself. Lois 43 years. Four and Four 20 Grands… Bittersweet Farm. Pastor 43 years. Five books. Spoken here three years in a row 🙂 Maybe one reason we have such a huge tribe is because I wanted a lot of people to love […]
Schedule Regular Celebration | Bittersweet Farm Journal | April 10, 2023
Saturday night I picked out my clothing for Resurrection Sunday morning. Blue suit. A bright white shirt with crisp collar and cuffs. Freshly-shined boots. A bright hand-tied bow tie, the reversible one with lime-green and purple, blue and pink stripes. (I know it sounds like a clown costume but it really is pretty sharp […]