A neighbor once loaned me a book about teaching children to have courage. I took it but didn’t think it was important enough to read at the time, and it ended up dusty on my bookshelf. I remember thinking, “I’m sure my kids will have plenty of courage” (a little prideful, I guess?). Fast forward twenty years, I […]
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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 […]