Tag archives for Christian parenting
Becoming our Mother’s
It is amazing to me how much mother's and daughter's become alike. Alternately titled: What Message are We Sending Our Daughter's? The older I get the more I see myself respond to things the way my mother did. Lord help me. And The Principal. My mother sometimes responded strongly to things. As many traits she had that I am proud to also have, there are a few that I need to work on. Her ability…
Importance of Discipleship
Discipling your children is not just when your child is little. Nor is it something you should wait on 'until they get it.' Discipling your children shouldn't be just 'during the day' or 'just at Church.' Like our learning, our discipling is all the time. I believe our homeschool allows for questions to be answered as they come up throughout the day, as opposed to children having to wait, and possibly forgetting, until they get…
A New Season of Life {The Dinner Table}
We are in a new season of life, The Principal and I. A season that is slowing down. A season of quiet. Any mom of a large family will tell you that quiet is a commodity with littles around. We are now parents to two teens and two twenty somethings. The teens have friends close by so are often not home. The other The Principal brought home pizza. It was just the two of us…
Prodigal Child {Being THAT Mom}
photo credit: Ed Yourdon via photopin cc Being the mom of a Prodigal: Is not a mom that didn't pray for her child. Is not a mom that didn't discipline her child. Prodigal's aren't a result of poor parenting. Please don't give her the cold shoulder because she is mom to 'that child' that did 'that thing' or because you don't like her child or approve of their behavior. Don't think she is okay with…
Siblings and Their Different Personalities
You are fearfully and wonderfully Isn't that amazing. He knows the hair on our heads. Before we were formed in our mothers womb. With each different person is a different personality. I compare my boys often. They are 16 months apart in age. Couldn't be further apart in personality. Nada. They don't dress the same. They don't like the same music. They don't like the same cars. Completely different. The younger two I don't compare…
Parenting the Adult Prodigal
photo credit: photopin We are at a new season in our life. A season of parenting adult children. Where we have a son who is serving his junior high youth group. The one on fire for God. We see him for holidays and birthdays because he is 'so busy.' The other son isn't walking with The Lord right now. He's been a roller coster of commitment when it comes to following God's will…