Let me start by saying this article will not focus on all that has been lost due to the mass shut-down of our schools, businesses, and gathering places, but will instead focus on all that has been gained in my home (and hopefully, others). My family had just returned from an out-of-state trip to the […]
Category Archives: Christian Parenting
Letting Go of the Cords
“Turn my heart toward your statutes and not toward selfish gain.” Psalm 119: 36 I felt drained nearly lifeless for most of my son’s grade-school years. I lived with an iron-willed grip, which came through each night as my jaw pressed down the day’s anxieties. That grip deceived me into thinking I […]
The Battle Habit Family
What is a Battle Habit? BATTLE…a sustained fight between organized armed forces who fight or struggle tenaciously to achieve or resist something. HABIT…a settled or regular practice that becomes automatic. I’d rather not think of my family as part of a battle, but if I’m being honest, that’s exactly where I know we are and […]