We are struggling right now with a couple of our kids. Between the attitudes and behavior patterns of a couple of them, we seem to be getting a lot of practice in the area of discipline. Even though it’s hard, it isn’t necessarily a bad thing. Discipline is a necessary thing, and even a good ...
One of the things that I will never regret is doing special things with my kids. The time spent with each of my kids is something that will end soon enough, and I’m not looking forward to that day. Not one bit. My oldest daughter is almost fifteen. Looking down the road, in just three ...
This might sound odd, coming from a minister. Of course my kids are in church. They are all still very young, and we take them with us. I don’t know the future decisions each of my kids will make, or what that will look like. I pray that they will always place Christ first in ...
Last month, I shared a post in this series about forgiveness: Asking our kids for forgiveness when we mess up. But the reverse of that is true as well. We must forgive our kids when they mess up too. And, let’s face it. They are kids, learning how to navigate through life. They will mess ...
One of the hardest things to do sometimes is pray with my kids. And I don’t understand this. It should be one of the easiest things to do. I’m not referring to praying with my kids before a meal, or praying with my kids together at bedtime. I’m talking about praying with my kids, for ...
Sometimes, the hardest people to apologize to are our kids. But sometimes, they are the ones that need to hear it the most. We think, maybe subconsciously, that to apologize to our kids is to show weakness; and that is something we can’t do in front of our kids. Just last night, I had an ...