Are you ready for the first aspect of the chivalry challenge? This one is foundational for your sons, your daughters, for EVERYONE. For the knight – the defender and protector of humanity – it is critical. The French medieval historian from the 1800’s, Léon Gautier, wrote this on the importance of faith for the medieval knight: […]
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A Year Long Chivalry Challenge
One of the grand things about writing a book is hearing the stories from others about how this idea of knight training is helping their sons. I love hearing the stories of boys who are inspired to live with purpose and who, even at young ages, grab a hold of these ideals and strive to […]
Everyday Hero Moments – Chivalry Movement Payoff
And there he stood – resolute, but maybe a little sheepish. Our dryer broke a couple of weeks ago which meant we were lugging wet laundry down to the nearest laundromat. My younger two drank in the sight of this new experience. I wasn’t the only newbie to the laundromat. Another woman was there who […]
A Web of Lies Game (and how to come clean)
[An excerpt from Knight’s in Training (affiliate link) and an expanded tutorial for this important game. I’m sharing more about helping our kids pursue honesty over at The Character Corner today as well!] Weaving Webs and Forming Habits One day as we were shooting hoops, I asked my boys how one can become a better basketball […]
Intentional Parenting Means Raising Daniels
What does it look like to raise children who thrive in a toxic culture? How can we be intentional in our parenting? Let’s explore that… The Grand Canyon – beautiful, majestic. It’s one of the 7 natural wonders of the world. A must see if you can, wouldn’t you say? And my kids have never […]
How a Parenting Book Changed My Marriage
It didn’t take long into married life for frustration to set in. We loved each other deeply, but I just didn’t get him. Why did he do this? Why didn’t he understand that? If we could just talk things out, I was sure he would come around to my way of thinking. If he would […]