Recently while reading a Bible story to my son, the main character had disobeyed his parents. After hearing the consequence of his disobedience it was explained to him that “God punishes our sins because He loves us too much to let you hide your sin.” While reading the story, I was struggling on how to…
Category Archives: To Raise Them Up
Are We Having Fun Yet?
If you give life to a bigger than average brood, you get comments, mostly the tired old “are they ALL yours?” and “you’ve got your hands full!” kind, but sometimes somebody comes up with a new one, something more blunt and honest, something that makes you think about the world and human nature and even,…
Parenting is Preparing Them to Launch
So this tiny, helpless baby is placed in your arms. You know the wonderful, overwhelming feeling of being totally responsible for this immortal human being. It’s like God handing you a blank canvas. Your job is to raise this child in the nurture and admonition of the Lord. That’s no little job! I believe that…
Teaching True Knowledge
“I am much afraid that schools will prove to be the gates of hell unless they diligently labor in explaining the Holy Scriptures, engraving them in the hearts of youth. I advise no one to place their child where the Scriptures do not reign paramount. Every institution in which men are not increasingly occupied with…
A, B, C…
As families grow we begin to establish things. We have a way of setting schedules, routines and general guidelines. We figure out what works best and settle into it. We often begin to do things automatically, kind of like being on “auto pilot.” We make our roast a certain way and usually with the same…
The Best Mommy
“I wish you were the best mommy.” Ouch. Those words can sting- especially when you are in the middle of a crowded video store. What would bring such exasperated words from a four-year-old? “Mommy, can I have cotton candy?” No, honey. “Can I rent THIS movie?” No, not tonight. “An ice cream sandwich would make…
Teaching Children to Write
I really didn’t think she could do it. But she did. My 14 year-old daughter wrote a book in one month—over 50,000 words. Since then, she’s edited it, formatted it, and done the art work for the cover. Not bad for what I was hoping would be a decent month-long creative writing unit for our…
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