As you reflect on your life, what are the things you are most proud of? As I thought about this question myself, I would have to say that the years my wife and I spent raising our two children. Raising two good human beings who are now wonderful adults making their way in the world is the one accomplishment I'm most proud of. Both of our children are honest, hardworking and they care.

Oh, we talk about the best cold medications and if cherry cough syrup tastes better to kids than orange. We can recommend preschools and sneakers. But the hardest part of parenting is the least often discussed. The roughest aspect of being a parent is losing a child.

 have a very sincere and honest question for you: Will you die for me? Please, before you respond, take a moment to think about it. Most of us, being Christians will say yes without thinking about the ramifications of our words.

Recently I’ve had several people write to say that although they do their best to have faith in the Lord and to follow His teachings, they do not receive answers to their prayers. It is as if they are praying to the ceiling, for it seems they are neither heard nor answered.