There are so many unplanned moments that happen in a family – broken plumbing, unexpected health emergencies, a call from the Principal, moving to a new city, your child threatening to run away, evacuating your home, flights cancelled, sickness diagnosed – you have to constantly be flexible and change . . . and be ready to go on a detour. This is not easy! When parenting, planning helps give margin to our lives – so we don’t spin completely out of control in the midst of crisis.
Parenting is filled with ups and downs, twists and turns, highs and lows. Coming out of the pandemic, we’ve had lots of detours and rerouting. Let us be an encouragement to you as you navigate this parent adventure!
How can we improve our communities by accepting our differences with respect? It starts within the walls of our own home.
Over the years we have noticed that model homes and remodeled homes have a primary suite that is really quite impressive. There are walk-in closets, lots of space, spa-like bathrooms. The primary suite is huge; kids rooms are small. Emotionally & functionally, however, we find that kids tend to get the big rooms in our life. We neglect caring for the marriage room, and our marriage relationship becomes a hallway where we just pass through to take care of self, take a quick shower, take care of kids.
