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…
Tag: Father
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…
Christianity, Family Activities, Father, motherhood, Parenting, Raising Boys, Raising Girls, Relationships
A Father’s Priority
My husband, as amazing as I think he is, scored 0% for his auditory skills on a learning styles assessment. This has nothing to do…
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…
The Sacredness of a Promise
“I believe in the sacredness of a promise, that a man’s word should be as good as his bond, that character—not wealth or power or…
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…
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…
God Will Find You
The true story of a Jewish family friend… Once upon a time there was a Jewish boy who was a foster child. He went 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…
