We Need An Everyday Husband/Dad
Edric and I were seated at the dinner table the other evening when I asked, “What was the highlight of your day?” to which he…
Tag: Dad
Father To Son-In-Law
This is something I should have posted last week, but here it is anyway… We celebrated a belated Father’s Day with my dad two Tuesday…
Daddy Flashcards
Our family gift to Edric for Father’s Day was a set of “Daddy Flashcards”. I asked the kids to give descriptive words or phrases about…
Kids Need Their Fathers
Some weeks ago my third son, Titus, was recovering from a cough and cold so he had to stay away from the other kids. Edric…
“To Be Continued”
The kids love it when Edric invents stories. He tells them almost every night while the kids are tucked in their beds. On nights when…
A Father’s Arena
Between Edric and I, I tend to be the more protective one with the kids. It is probably because I am a mom. Aside from…
A Son Needs His Father
The other evening, Elijah was struggling with decision-making. Being the perfectionist that he is, he had been practicing his violin 3 hours every day for…
Bible, Christianity, family, Father, God, Home, Parenting, Raising Boys, Raising Girls, Relationships
Wanted: Father.
When Edric and I first became parents, we were wet behind the ears. Most of what we knew about raising our kids was theoretical or…
Ushering Boys into Manhood
Sometimes raising boys makes me a little crazy…their seeming inability to modulate their voices, the perpetual movement, the mess, the competing and clashing of their…
Family Culture
One of the things I have always appreciated about my parents is the humility with which they receive correction, especially when that correction comes from…
What Children Teach Us About God
Over the past couple of months, one of my sons has been learning how to deal with failure and blocked goals. It has not been…
When Boys Go Biking with their Dads
Edric took Elijah, our eldest son, for a bike ride around the city. And it was magic for building his manhood. As for me, I…
