Surrender And Wait
If there is a tech-lover and computer savant in our family, it is Elijah, our eldest. At eleven years old he understands programming and code,…
Category: Discipline
Character, Character Building, Discipline, Home, Home management, motherhood, Parenting, Raising Boys, Raising Girls, Thoughts
It’s Your Mess: Deal with It Darling
By the end of our homeschooling morning, our “classroom” usually looks like someone threw a grenade into it. I’ve tried to manage the mess by…
The Respectable Husband/Father
With permission from my husband, Edric, I am writing this entry. “If I want my family to respect me, I need to be respectable.” His…
My New Year’s REVOLUTION
I am revolting against my fat. Two weeks ago, I resumed P90X’s Ab Ripper X and my abs felt like they were ripping. Not ripping…
Character, Character Building, Discipline, family, Family Activities, Father, Field Trip, Parenting, Parenting & Homeschooling, Raising Boys, Relationships, Thoughts
Men Need Men to Become Men
Boys benefit from man-building activities that encourage the development of their manhood. When I say man-building activities I mean experiences that are like “man-versus-wild” kind…
Character, Discipline, Education, family, Games, Home, Learning Environment, motherhood, Parenting, Parenting & Homeschooling, Raising Boys, Raising Girls, Relationships
Teaching Children to Make Wise Choices
My kids like to use the IPads and computers for games. For about 4 months they were banned from gadgets so we could finish our…
Bible, Character, Christianity, Discipline, family, Father, motherhood, Obedience, Parenting, Thoughts
Do Not Aim For External Obedience
My fourth child is Tiana. She is a charming 3 year old and she knows it. Tiana will flutter her eyelashes, twinkle those big brown…
Broke-a-lin
“Broke-a-lin” was the name Edan gave Elijah’s broken violin. Elijah was practicing on his violin when it slipped out of his hands and fell onto…
Bible, Discipline, motherhood, Obedience, Parenting, Raising Boys, Raising Girls, Relationships, Thoughts
Strawberry Yoghurt
While I struggled with my miserable cold two nights ago, trying to rest in the room alone, a commotion in the kitchen woke me up….
Character Building, Discipline, God, Homeschool, motherhood, Parenting, Parenting & Homeschooling, Raising Boys, Raising Girls, Relationships, Thoughts
Dealing with the Resistance
Given the “break” we have had from homeschooling because of no househelp, I have been trying to get my kids back into the habit of…
Bible, Character Building, Christianity, Discipline, Education, Events, family, God, Homeschool, Parenting, Parenting & Homeschooling, Raising Boys, Raising Girls, Relationships
10-Year Parenting Anniversary
Parenting has hit a 10-year anniversary for Edric and I, with our eldest, Elijah, turning 10 today. We are still in the trenches of parenting…
Bible, Character Building, Christianity, Discipline, Father, God, motherhood, Obedience, Parenting, Raising Boys, Raising Girls, Relationships, Thoughts
When They Don’t Get Their Candy
From time to time parents ask me how to discipline a child who is misbehaving. They want to know if spanking is the solution. Some…
