How can I get my teenagers out of bed in the morning?
“How can I get my teenagers out of bed in the morning?” Tom asked in...
Author Archives: Par Donahue
Light a candle for me
Light a candle for me I started to think about one of my sisters...
A man to emulate
A couple of years ago Mary and I spent the weekend in...
Plan a post-prom party?
Post prom party! This is the tenth year I have posted this great plan...
Evil in the world
Did you ever wonder how people today survive the craziness, and evil that’s in...
What about personal responsibility
A great big thanks to Nashville’s Sylvia Russell for today’s post. It appeared in...
Parenting is like Cooking
Recently, “The Tennessean” featured a chef I wish I could meet. When he was...
Tell them once!
One afternoon some years ago when Belle was still a young...
Dr. James Dobson’s Family Talk
Multiple the babies above by 9,000,000 and you will have almost as many babies...
Breast cancer and birth control pills!
Can there be an association between women taking oral contraceptives and increased risk of...
A confession, an apology, and a new look at Christ
Some time ago Mary and I hired a man to help us with a...
Sex, Depression, and Suicide
Some years ago I attended a meeting on depression and sat through some very...
Love, Cancer, and Miracles
When my dad was in his mid-eighties he was diagnosed with lung cancer. I...
A bland boy becomes a man
Charles was a 19 year old man who had spent a year in college...
A love song for all to enjoy
It’s not often that I can brag about the music at our church. I’m...
Don’t drink your fruit; eat it!
Over the years we have all seen kids – infants to middle schoolers –...
Parenting Matters, or does it? (Part 3) Four simple words that define parenting
Today we finish the stories I spoke of at the Washington DC meeting of...
Parenting Matters, Or does it? (Par 2) Mother Teresa answers
Today we continue the stories I spoke of at the Washington DC meeting of...
Parenting Matters, or Does It? (Part one)
Last week I had the honor and privilege of speaking to the Irish and...
High school football does not increase risk of dementia
Good news for parents of high school football players. A recent study showed that playing...
A Memphis school has the answer
Some of the public schools in Nashville’s Metro school system are failing to meet...
His wife saved his life
Many of you know of my work for the military conducting physical exams...
5 Tips for Teaching Kids how to Grow through Conflict
Another great post from my new friend Kerry Alison Wekelo, by way of Jean Tracy....
5 Things You Should Know When You Turn 21
I borrowed this from ZYXBOOMER, It’s a great blog, and this is a wonderful post,...
Penguins win Cup, Predators are not defeated!
After last night’s lost by the Nashville Predators I thought of my friend’s post...
Child Sacrifice
Like most other readers of the Tennessean, I was horrified by the article regarding...
Post prom party
Let me apologize for being away for so long. I’ll explain it all to...
Boy Scouts, Black kids, and School Suspensions
Tucker, an 18 year old youth, volunteered for the US Army. “I have always...
The reality of parenting, brought to life in these 13 funny illustrations.
I know everyone who has ever had kids or taken care of them...
The Power of Words
Today’s post is by parenting expert James Dobson. It’s a bit long, but well...
Great news for kids!
Great news, Betsy DeVos was confirmed as the new Secretary of Education. After the...
7 childhood lessons for growing adult success
Many of you know that I am not a fan of the fist-pump or...
We live in the present,not the past
“There is a moment in all of our lives when we must shift from...
What I worry about!
A man recently suggested that America must be great for me because I’m a...
What do you do if you hate to exercise?
Vanderbilt University Medical Center and Shanghai Institute of Cancer are ganging up on those...