I have heard that the “terrible twos†actually begin around 18-months. Elisabeth Elliot, in her book, The Shaping of a Christian Family, relates the parenting advice her mother received: “If you do not get obedience by the time they are eighteen months old, it is too late.† Hannah is now 19 and ½ months old, and, while I am still …
Shades of Gray
Over the last few weeks, I have begun taking a Spiritual Care Training class at church. This class lasts two semesters of 10 weeks each. The ultimate goal of this training is to create a lay-counseling ministry within the church. The last few weeks have been, and I’m sure will continue to be an interesting process for me. But, it’s good …
Is Daddy Baby-Sitting?
No. He is parenting. When I go anywhere without Hannah (a rare occurrence), I inevitably hear the question, “Oh, is daddy baby-sitting?†Today was no exception. Because of Hannah’s recent “illness†we have been quarantined in the house for the past week. We’re on day 6 of our 7-10 day sentence. Although, to look at her, you would never guess …
Something to Ponder…
I found the following quote in a book I was reading last week (Lies Women Believe, by Nancy Leigh DeMoss), and it has been on my mind ever since. I am constantly in awe of the amazing responsibility that we have been given, by God, to raise our children, as Ephesians 6:4 tells us, to “in the discipline and instruction …
Packing, Panic, & Priorities
We leave for our vacation to Texas tomorrow. However, the word “tomorrow†needs some clarification. For the past several weeks, I have been under the (mistaken) impression that we were to leave late Friday night (technically, Saturday morning). But, as I was looking at the e-ticket last night, something in the wording just didn’t look right. This morning, I was …