Q. Since there’s no missing the bus and no slippery and hazardous roads to avoid, do you still insist on having your children do their schoolwork on “southern snow days,” since they are few and far between? A. Nope…we take off! When I was homeschooled myself, my Mom let us take off, as well….
Category Archives: To Raise Them Up
Ten Ways to Teach Your Children To Be Thankful This Christmas
Does Christmas seem to bring out the “gimmies” in your children? Have coveting and selfishness turned your little angels into green-eyed grinches? Are you disgusted with the attitudes you see, and wondering how you can encourage thankfulness, thoughtfulness, unselfishness and generosity in them? These ten suggestions helped in our home when raising our now-grown grinches ”angels.” 1)…
God Loves Us Too Much
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…
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…
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