jimig, Author at Lutheran Family Services

Grades, and Then Some…

It took me a really long time to get organized. Not this morning or this week—I mean since high school. I was one of those irritating kids who pretty much winged it through my early...

The Big Shifts

Moving up a grade is one thing. Moving up to the next tier is entirely another. The next tier, of course, is the shift between elementary school and middle school. Then, the jump from middle...

Fathers and Daughters

Men hold incredible power over the future their daughters will experience. Sometimes, I have to wonder how many fathers realize that. And how many grieve for realizing it too late? I’m not just talking about...

At Ease Media Release

July 10, 2013 (North Platte, Nebraska) – Veterans, active military and reservists returning home to the North Platte area now have local access to specialized mental health and peer support. Lutheran Family Services of Nebraska...

Youth Priorities

Back in my day, all the cool kids wore alligators on their shirts. It was an essential indicator of class status. You simply had to have the little Izod Lacoste symbol. No other animal would...

Lutheran Family Services names new Vice President

June 7, 2013 (Omaha, Nebraska) – Lutheran Family Services of Nebraska (LFS) has named Todd L. Reckling, MPA its Vice President of Children, Family and Community Services. Reckling came to LFS in September of...

Sibling Harmony

I had an interesting conversation recently with a friend, a father of three. He was talking about his two oldest children, both incredibly talented musicians. The son can play just about any instrument. The daughter...

New Community-based Support for Veterans and Military Families

LUTHERAN FAMILY SERVICES’ “AT EASE CONGREGATIONAL OUTREACH” EVENT IN JOHNSON In 2013, the United States Military is dealing with a crisis of epidemic proportions: the suicides of troops returning home from war. In 2012, these...

Center for Healthy Families® gets an “Extreme Makeover” Open House Offers Chance to See the New Look

May 13, 2013 (Council Bluffs) – After years of serving babies, toddlers, preschoolers and their parents, it was time for an extreme makeover at the Pottawattamie County Center for Healthy Families®. Thanks to generous donors...

Lessons from Ruth Henrichs Interview

An interview with Ruth Henrichs concerning business ethics, as published by the Business Ethics Alliance. Lessons from Ruth Henrichs Interview