Can you give me a little peace?

I’ve been asked to be a guest blogger today for a great friend of mine named, Chris Spradlin. He’s an incredible pastor at Euzoa Bible Church in Steamboat Springs, Colorado.  He’s recently started writing some honest and on the edge ways to raise kids at his new site: http://www.epicparent.tv/ If you’re a parent, its a must-read!  Here’s a little bit of what I came up with over there…

PEACE.  What is it?  When I think of peace I think of sitting by a babbling brook with some hot tea!  I think of tranquility, serenity, comfort ability, and maybe the absence of conflict.  We are all in search of it…just a little peace and quiet…right?  I have four girls at the age of 8, 10, 12, and 14…so I am the only man in an all women’s sorority!  J  As you can imagine…it’s usually loud in my house…Taylor Swift playing, the sound of Wii, the screams, the hairdryers…something!  As a father, I am always wanting to create an environment where everyone is “getting along” and where we are together and laughing.  Its not easy to do and something that I’ve realized is that I have to fight for peace!  See…peace never just happens… we don’t just naturally drift into peace…continue reading here…

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