A Divine Checklist for Social Development
This is one of the most beautiful passages on relationships — Romans 9:12-21.Personally, I feel that it gives some of the best guidelines for healthy…
Tag: parenting
Blessed Pepper Lunch
Edric and I had so much fun watching our two older sons snarf down their meals at Pepper Lunch. After their Taekwondo open house performance,…
The Baton
“In a relay, the most critical point is the passing of the baton.” In Judges 2 we find out that after Joshua and the generation…
More Important Than Happiness
I was renewing my passport a couple months back and I used the time spent waiting to finish a book. It was an older…
Sticks and stones…
“Sticks and stones may break my bones but words will never hurt me.” WRONG. Words do hurt! I hurt one of my sons yesterday when…
The Three “M’s”
“Someday, I want to be a bird trainer!” From being 100% sure that he was going to be an artist, Edan came up to me…
What to Do When It Gets Ugly
There comes a stage or age in every child’s life when they will use whining and fussiness to get their way. After having four children,…
When They Say “I Love You”
It has always been magical when our children say I love you for the first time, spontaneously, and without provocation. About a week ago, our…
Red Light
One of the blessings of having children is that their innocence is contagious. When we were driving around Global City yesterday, my second son, Edan,…
The Case of the Missing Boomerang
I have three boys and a daughter. One of my sons, my dear Titus, is a fun-loving boy who is highly curious. From time to…
Dad Matters
As I was leaving TMA Homeschool’s office the other day, I grabbed my boys’ stuff — two violins, a music bag, a backpack and a…
How Pushy Should You Be?
I never wanted to be an annoying pushy parent that forces her kids to do things they don’t want to, but I’ve always known that…
