What steals your parenting joy? A sink full of dirty dishes? Piles of laundry? An unexpected change in schedule? Your willful preschooler? Another lost or forgotten homework assignment? The smart-mouthed sass from your teenager? Monthly bills on top of the tuition and mortgage payments? Feeling too over-scheduled driving from A to B and back to A that you can’t even enjoy your family because you are so tired? Life is…
We all want our children to have self-control and to learn how to manage their lives. How do we train our diamonds in the rough? We do a lot of polishing! Self-control is a strength, and it is an essential part of healthy emotional development. It is the ability to stop yourself from doing things that would be damaging or have negative results. It is choosing to control your own…
God’s agape love is our ultimate example of how to love. It is unconditional, sacrificial, and initiating.
We live in an age of the quick and now. Don’t know the answer to something? Ask Siri or Alexa. Our children see that just about anything can be ordered or answered in an instant, so it is with intentionality that we need to teach patience in an age of impatience.
