Have you ever considered that being late is a form of stealing? Can it get any clearer than that? You shall not steal. (Exodus 20:15) Sandwiched right there in between not committing adultery and not bearing false witness against your … Read More
He drove away. Just himself and whatever he could fit into his old two-seater car. Did nearly 21 years pass by already? His goodbye was sweet. My tears were plentiful. He is the last to go. The house is silent. … Read More
Tips for Parenting Children Close in Age Part Two In Part One of this series, we looked at four lessons I’ve learned along the way while raising my children who are 8.5 months apart. We saw that: Parenting multiple … Read More
Did you ever wonder why the Lord designed it such that a baby grows inside the mother’s womb for 40 weeks (9 months)? Of course, there is something very holy about 40 weeks. Yet I believe God might have also … Read More
Question: My child is only three years old but in a recent conversation with some other moms, the question of children stealing came up. Is there a way I can be proactive in teaching my child that stealing is wrong? … Read More
How Not To Be a Thief All of us have been victims of a thief at one time or another. Some of us remember having our lunch stolen in elementary school. Maybe you were getting ready to pull into a … Read More
Is it really necessary to correct your crawler/toddler? If so, why? And what does it look like? Ultimately, our desire for our children is that they would leave the quiver of our home and fly straight to the target that … Read More
Are boundaries really necessary for children? Most parents would give a resounding, YES!! How to implement those boundaries, though, can be the dilemma. When my son was two years old, he had a habit of grabbing everything he could see … Read More
Genesis reads like a how-to manual on what NOT to do to your brother or sister. Perhaps God, in His infinite wisdom, front-loaded the Bible with accounts of poor sibling relationships so we could learn how to avoid those same … Read More
There seems to be some confusion regarding the cry-it-out method of getting your baby to sleep. Is it part of sleep training? Are there other ways to teach your little one to self-soothe? I have found that cry-it-out, sleep training, … Read More
It’s the last thing a parent wants to hear: your child has bitten another child. Or maybe it’s an issue Mom is experiencing at home with her son or daughter: she’s frustrated with her child biting her or a sibling. … Read More
God is so smart. He always provides what we need, when we need it. As we approached the middle years with our children, we knew we would need more tools to add to our parenting toolbox but we didn’t know … Read More