Category Archives: Parenting

Parents Are a Work in Progress

I’ve been convicted quite a bit lately about my parenting; how to be a better mother, how to love my children unconditionally yet still raise them with godly values, how to praise more than I criticize, how to keep my … Continue reading

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Live at Peace with Everyone

A couple of weeks ago, I was reading the Bible at lunch, and I came across Romans 12. “What a great chapter,” I thought to myself. “I ought to memorize this.” Bible memorization has been on my mind lately, ever … Continue reading

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Memoirs of a Tomato Stake

I had a couple of long talks Monday with my middle boy, to whom we are applying our “Tomato Staking” parenting technique. It has been nearly four weeks since we started, and his patience is starting to wear thin. “How … Continue reading

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New Mercies Every Morning

One of my favorite hymns of all time is Great is Thy Faithfulness. When I was ten or eleven, we lived in Germany, and I used to attend the Sunday evening service at Patrick Henry Village Chapel (between Heidelberg and … Continue reading

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Lessons I Learned Today

Today I was privileged to learn, or perhaps I should say re-learn, some important life lessons. 1) Friendships require work. They are worth the effort because of the joy and strength and encouragement they bring into your life. 2) Email … Continue reading

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