Most people would agree that we will never achieve perfection in this life. Yet, we get frustrated when our children disobey us. I know I do! It is easier to notice others' wrongs, and... conveniently overlook our own. How does an imperfect parent help a child to learn obedience?
Heartbroken. There is no better word to describe my son after he lost his rare piece of candy. He wailed upon news of his loss. Through the rest of the evening, his face sank to pouting upon every remembrance of his tragedy. It was a necessary consequence that...
This past week, I was pushing my kids on the swings to celebrate the great weather outside. They were laughing and beaming as they went back and forth, and I found myself basking in their pure delight. This is what life is all about, I thought to myself.
"Then Jesus bowed his head and died." My oldest son gasped. Each night we read to our children from our children's Bible, and the timing has been great! We worked through the last days of Jesus' life just in time for Easter to come. We want our children to know the real message of Easter - not bunnies and eggs and chocolate.