Have you ever heard a statement like: “The devil wants you to pay attention to your feelings, Jesus wants you to pay attention to the truth”? Or maybe you’ve noticed that our culture can focus so much on making sure everyone feels good, that it limits our ability to speak truth, causing some to wonder if emotions are something to be dismissed or belittled. As a counsellor I hear comments…
Author: DavidMcVety
A New Stage … A Big Shift for the McVety Family
Following God’s Lead God has been amazing to us over our last 6 years with Doing Family Right. We moved all the way from Manitoba to be a part of a ministry where Melissa and I could speak, teach and share in ministry together. One where we could encourage marriages and build families highlighting and teaching people what it means to have God at the center of everything that matters…
Parenting: Laying a Foundation for Relationship and Self-Acceptance
Laying the foundation your children need to develop and grow as God designed them to, isn’t something we always consider. In fact, often times I find myself sitting back and just being glad that my kids are doing what they “should” be doing or what they have been told to do. After all, why mess with something that isn’t broken, right? Well, unfortunately it isn’t that simple. Our children grow…
Obedience
Obedience… I was struck recently by something that maybe should be a given, but I don’t think it really is in our culture. The issue that spoke to me was that of obedience, obedience specifically as it relates to God and my relationship with Him. Obedience Is not about “Do this or else” but an offer to “please stay close and safe” I was struck recently by something…
Our Year End 2017 Ministry Update
Click on an image or the link below to read our year end ministry update and family run down – it includes a special announcement too! Ministry Update 2017
Audio: Teaching Our Children the Value of Quiet (and boredom)
Teaching our Children the Value of Quiet (and Boredom too) Melissa and Dave’s Keynote address #2 at the BC Christian Home Educators Conference I believe that there is incredible potential for us to grow our children and a vital need for us to teach them how to embrace and look for opportunity in times of rest, quiet and ESPECIALLY Boredom! Melissa and I shared about this at a recent homeschool…
Podcast – Technology’s Attack on Marriage: Finding Wise Digital Boundaries
The DFR team discusses the damage that the digital world can have on marriage and how to set up boundaries to keep your marriage safe. Technology’s Attack on Marriage – Finding Wise Digital Boundaries http://traffic.libsyn.com/doingfamilyright/DFR71.m4a Podcast #71: Technology’s Attack on Marriage – Finding Wise Digital Boundaries Originally posted on the DFR page HERE. Follow this link to hear our podcast discussing the needed boundaries in our kids’ lives.
Audio: The Impact of Rules with Relationships on our Faith and Parenting
Click here to listen Rules – Relationship = Rebellion Exploring how rules impact our tendency as human beings to rebel – toward our parents and even towards God. Keynote address at CHEC (Christian Home Educators Conference) For articles on this check out these links: The Heart of Discipline: The Principle of New Covenant Parenting – How Rules Relate to Rebellion Rules – Relationship = Rebellion : A Parenting Principle
Friendship Circles – Do you have frustrations with your friends? Maybe you haven’t put them in the right circle
Do you have frustrations with your friends? Do you find that they often don’t put in as much effort or time as you do? Are you feeling hurt and disillusioned by them? Friendship can be hard. Maybe you haven’t put them in the right circle – watch this to learn what might have happened.
Podcast – What Happens to Our Relationship When the Butterflies of Love Die?
What happens to our relationship with the Butterflies of love die? Is it over – or is it part of the cycle of relationships? And can we get them back? Join us on the DFR podcast as we discuss where to go from here – and if what “dead butterflies” mean for our relationships. For Dave’s article on the same topic click here. or in my blog…