12 Taskers
Here you can find some testimonials and ideas from others who have done or are doing the 12 Tasks.
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Peaceful Conflict – part 1
Peaceful conflict seems to be an oxymoron when it comes to working out friction with your emerging teen. We are designed for intimate connection with others in our family where we can freely express ourselves and be accepted. Being vulnerable can leave us open to...
Great Lines for Life
One of the things I enjoy doing is writing. Each of my books focuses on dramatic themes which we can all relate with. My characters desire to love and to be loved. They want security, significance, purpose, hope, meaning and grace. Dr. Tim Kimmel, in his book, Grace...
Getting Inspired by 12 Tasks
Impacting the next generations is a natural part of any parental legacy. While I didn’t fully think through all the reasons why blogging is an essential part of inspiring other parents to engage with their children in a deliberate and challenging way, I saw the impact...
What’s Up with This next Generation?
Everyone of us who walks the pathway of parenthood once questioned what was up with our parent’s generation. Now, we’ve realized that we’re often out of step with the generation we’ve given birth to. 12 Tasks is designed to help build some significant bridges across...
Paper Walls and Passive Kids
Some of you know what it is like to live in spaces where it seems like the walls are little more than wallpaper or cardboard. You can hear a whisper happening on the other side. At times, our children might feel like they live in a home with paper walls where...
12 Tasks: Creating a Rite of Passage (Review)
Everything from climbing mountains to cooking meals to bird watching to acts of service and much much more! 12 Tasks: Creating a Rite of Passage. You would think this is an adventure book. And in a way it is. This book is a good read for any adult who is interested in...
Taking Pride in Stride
It’s been snowing in the Pacific Northwest and I don’t remember having to shovel this much before. When we were in Kenya, we used to tell our children that we’d see snow when we got back to Canada but apart from one brief flurry (which didn’t stick) on one Hallowe’en...
Fresh Starts for Young Hearts
As I write this blog, we are days from the New Year. While January first is an artificial and arbitrary moment of time on a calendar designated by western humanity, we each look forward to that date as a chance to start fresh. All over the world, societies love to...
Technology and time for Today’s Teens
When my wife, Gayle and I flew to Kenya for our first time in 1981, our son Richard turned one. We let people know we had arrived by sending a telegram and by writing out our experience on a blue air form. The air form took two weeks to get to Canada and arrived...
Celebrating Completion of 12 Tasks in Nairobi
At the end of November 2021 my wife Kym and I were invited to a 12 Tasks celebration in Nairobi. Abigail Johnson had just completed 12 challenges during her 12th year and it was now her 13th birthday. Abigail’s parents, Lew and Brandy Johnson, had invited their...