Category: Weekly Meeting Notes
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Anger and Fatherhood: A Christian Dad’s Guide to Managing Emotions
In our recent Trinity Dad’s Coffee meeting, a dad started the meeting by asking, “if you could take a pill and never be angry again, would you do it?” The idea wasn’t to say that anger was bad or good, but to talk about anger and how to handle it. …
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How to Not Let Stress Leak Out On Your Kids
Nov 1, 2024 Meeting Fathers, do not provoke or irritate or exasperate your children [with demands that are trivial or unreasonable or humiliating or abusive; nor by favoritism or indifference; treat them tenderly with lovingkindness], so they will not lose heart and become discouraged or unmotivated [with their spirits broken]. – Col 3:21 (AMP) One of the fathers…
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Recognizing & Regulating Emotions -> Then Acting
This week we went back to some of the discussion we had last school year around recognizing emotions and then regulating. This time, there was a whole new spin on things as we had different dads in the room. Emotions Aren’t Bad, They Need to Be Recognized To Be Processed…but…
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Reviewing David Thomas’ Presentation on Raising Emotionally Strong Kids and Teens (Part 1)
By Chris Savage A few Trinity Dads and their wives recently attended a David Thomas Presentation on Raising Emotionally Strong Kids and Teens at Trinity Last week. We talked about it this past Friday, but we could probably talk about it for a few weeks. I’m going to dig into…
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Intentional Habits – 3 Practices To Try In The Morning
This was adapted from the book “Habits of the Household” by Justin Whitmel Early. We talked about all the following 3 habits in group this week. Key Takeaways Topics: Habit of Waking #1: Make a Habit of Kneeling in Prayer Before Standing in Your Day Habit of Waking #2: Make…
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Emotions: Naming/Breathing/Coping (Trinity Dads Coffee – 031524)
We moved to the Library for this week (back upstairs next week) Last week – Putting it into practice Carr talked about how his enjoyment during Spring Break was put in Subservience to his family’s enjoyment. Paul talked about how he noticed that his children watching a show about someone…
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Trinity Dads 030124 – Impulse Control
Putting it into practice One dad decided to say yes to his kid when she asked and he didn’t feel like it. Another spent the morning with his 5 year old and built a fort Another caught himself watching YouTube and not interacting with his family Another threw baseball right…
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Servanthood and Rest
“ “Come to me, all of you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. 29 Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, because I am lowly and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. 30 For my yoke is easy and my burden is light.”” —…
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Trinity Dads – Valentines Day Recap
Brad Wilcox in the Wall Street Journal on his new book “Get Married” – don’t buy into the soulmate myth. He warns that, a very modern self-centered soulmate based understanding of marriage has served to weaken this central institution of human society. He’s also blunt in stating this, “Men and women…
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Trinity Dads – Valentines Day (Loving Our Wives Well) Edition
Dads share tips and suggestions Valentines Day Ideas Do it yourself Chocolate Covered Strawberries Dress the kids up and do a family tea and finger foods. Set expectations that we will celebrate Valentines day for a different night, get half price candy and cheaper flowers. Homemade Charcuterie Board…. Gifts Daughters…
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