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My childhood home had boundaries – not fences and padlocks, but boundaries which we knew we should not cross. There were perimeters like disobedience and defiance. I remember the evening like it was yesterday. I was supposed to be helping with the dishes, but I skipped outside to play. The sandbox was much more fun…
Every story has its thread. The one in the Bible is scarlet. There’s a reason! One of my favorite things about stories in literature is the predictably unpredictable – those things that happen which one never sees coming. As a student, I enjoyed predicting what was going to happen by those subtle hints early on…
When parenting is especially hard and you’re not sure what to do with a defiant child, consider granting mercy¹. Do it, not because he deserves it, because mercy isn’t deserved. Do it because we have been the recipients of mercy. As God grants us mercy when we least deserve it, we can model that to our…
I love a Rainbow, when it’s been a dreary day and the rain seems to fall unendingly. That’s when it seems brightest. I can’t tell you how many times I’ve stood at attention as a bow appeared in the sky, but I can tell you about its significance what it really means. A rainbow is…
Part Two: Building Blocks of Parenting When you’re frustrated with parenting, here are some things you can do to help sort through the advice and information you’ve heard or read. Sometimes we’re not sure about discipline and consequences. Sometimes we think the method we’ve chosen isn’t working. Sometimes we wonder if there’s a better way…
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