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Expectations for Tweens and Teens
November 17, 2021 10:00 AM
Filed in: Parent Heart Issues · Culture · Building Character/Discipleship · Family Relationship · Child Training/Equipping
Filed in: Parent Heart Issues · Culture · Building Character/Discipleship · Family Relationship · Child Training/Equipping
Raising 8 children was quite a journey for us, to say the least. Sitting in the middle of all our noise and activity, Mary’s grandmother, who lived with us for years, would often laughingly say, “There’s never a dull moment in your home!”. There was a lot of truth in that observation!
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Resetting Your Priorities
A “good” parent is a humble and teachable parent. One who willingly and frequently reevaluates priorities. It can be an uncomfortable process, but one that is absolutely necessary to maintain a home that is conducive to the faithful nurturing and training of children.Continue Reading »
What are the Fundamentals Needs for Parents Today? Part 4: Expectations
September 30, 2016 12:00 AM
Filed in: Parent Heart Issues · Child Training/Equipping · Teens · Culture
Filed in: Parent Heart Issues · Child Training/Equipping · Teens · Culture
Charles Spurgeon, the famous nineteenth-century English preacher, once said, “You might not always get what you want, but you always get what you expect.” Continue Reading »
What are the Fundamentals Needs for Parents Today? Part 3: Purposeful Vision
Much is made these days about getting things done under the banner of personal productivity. Bookstore shelves are filled with self-help titles on the topic. Common among those writings are encouragements to identify objectives and set clear, specific goals.Continue Reading »
The Christian Home - What It Could Be
September 02, 2016 05:49 PM
Filed in: Parent Heart Issues · Culture · Family Relationship · Building Character/Discipleship
Filed in: Parent Heart Issues · Culture · Family Relationship · Building Character/Discipleship
The current state of the Christian home
In the course of time it seems that somewhere, somehow we have lost our way....especially as it relates to the state of our homes. While we would all agree that we desire our homes to be a haven, a shelter, and a place of peace, most of us would sadly have to concede that our family dwellings are a far cry from this description.Continue Reading »
A Mother Who Loves Her Children: Part 1
What does it mean to love our children in a truly God-centered, selfless, biblical sort of way? What does that even look like? Continue Reading »
A Mother Who Loves Her Children: Part 2
In our previous post we discussed the first of 3 truths which distinctly characterizes a woman who loves her children.
Today, let’s examine the second:Continue Reading »
A Mother Who Loves Her Children: Part 3
In our last two blogposts (part 1 and part 2 of the series), we discussed ways we can fulfill our biblical mandate to “love our children”.
The first was to align our heartsContinue Reading »
A Mother Who Loves Her Children: Part 4
In our last three blogposts (part 1, part 2, and part 3 of the series), we discussed ways we can fulfill our biblical mandate to “love our children”.
The first was to align our hearts with what scripture says about children. The second, Continue Reading »
Faithful Parents, Broken and Poured Out
April 07, 2023 12:00 PM
Filed in: Parent Heart Issues
Filed in: Parent Heart Issues
What does our culture tend to think of parenting? Sadly, most see it as a costly, difficult, seemingly never-ending thankless job.
What about you, Christian parent? How do you feel about your parenting efforts? When you think of your parenting efforts, how often do you see it as a holy act of worship, a self-sacrificing service highly valued in the sight of God? Continue Reading »
Dear Mommy Blogger
Dear Mommy Blogger,
First, I want to thank you with all sincerity for your love and care for your fellow young moms. There is, no doubt, a great need in these daysContinue Reading »