Robert & Kay Camenisch encouraging and equipping relationships

Robert and I are caregivers for his 90-year-old father. As I mentioned last week, on October 10, he fell backwards all the way down a flight of steps. Fortunately, he didn’t break anything, but he’s still in the hospital from complications that developed after the fall. Because he was put in rehab and expected to…

When stress and fatigue build, relationships are usually strained too. It seems inevitable. However, this week, I’ve experienced the opposite, and it has been refreshing. On October 12, we returned from a ten-day speaking trip. We were exhausted from time change adjustments, a busy week of speaking, and a thirteen-hour return trip. A day of…

It doesn’t matter whether it’s a little black smudge on the wall, food on your shirt, or fingerprints on the window, once you see an imperfection, it’s hard not to notice it any time you look in that direction. Our eyes tend to focus on any imperfection. It’s the same way with the people around…

Our relationships with those close to us are often impacted by the expectations we have of them. Recently, during a short trip, I realized how much expectations influence my outlook of life. The last weekend in September, we traveled north to southern Indiana for a wedding. As I anticipated the trip, I wished the wedding…

We are changing our look. We hope you like it and hope you will stay with us. Our Uprooting Anger site was originally made to promote the book and to encourage people who struggle with anger. However, we have felt a bit restricted with that focus. Our passion is to encourage and equip healthy relationships…

Robert officiated at a niece’s wedding this weekend. The couple glowed with love and hope for tomorrow, and I believe they’ll have a good and fruitful life together. However, after 43 years of marriage, I’m well aware that the commitment to love someone takes much more effort than I realized when I said, “I do.”…

Have you ever wondered why the Bible doesn’t provide examples of godly fathers? I think I figured out the answer last week. I don’t know why I haven’t seen it before. I was thinking about fatherhood because our son told us about a sixteen-year-old friend—whom we’ll call Dustin—who ran away from home. He left a…

Have you noticed how people respond differently to life? Some people maintain their faith and their smile in the midst of trials, while others crumble and mumble when they hit a small bump in the road. We’re encouraged by positive people, but it is draining to be around those who view life negatively and murmur…

Many people in our midst were born after 9/11/01 or were too young at the time to remember it now. They’re memory will be formed by what they hear. However, Those who remember 9/11 will never forget. It seems like only yesterday that we sat glued to the TV, overwhelmed with horror and disbelief. Over…

Last week I spent much of my time preparing for a speaking trip to Washington in early October. I will be using a different outline than in the past to share how God showed me my anger problem and gave me answers to find freedom. The change of format has led me to reconsider—and thus…