The line between extending freedom and controlling the actions of your child is unclear at times. I know many parents who have crossed that line too far either way, either controlling so much that the child rebels or giving so much freedom that the child runs wild. Frankly, I’m still learning. Recently I posted on my need for others to invest in me. This is one area in which I continue to need wisdom.
My friend Michael Robison and his wife have a desire to adopt from Africa. In this post and this video he shares why. This honestly made me sick to my stomach to watch, so don’t unless you think you can handle it. I admire the devotion and grace the Robison’s hope to extend.
Tweet One of the great dads in our church shared this with me. Â Awesome! Â Sobering.
This is another one of those posts that can make a lot of parents mad, but when raising children it is important to remember this verse. The intent of person’s heart is evil from childhood. We don’t have to teach our children to be selfish. We need to model generous living, because selfishness will come naturally. We don’t have to teach our children to covet what others have. We need to model contentment for them, because greed will come easily on its own.
When I was growing up, if someone called you a name, you stuck your tongue out and said, “Sticks and stones can break your bones, but words will never hurt me.†It sounded good coming from an elementary kid, but in reality it wasn’t true. No, in fact, sometimes the pain of words stays with you longer than the bruises do from sticks and stones.
I am not a selfish person usually, although I guess we all are to a certain extent. Still, there are some things I want more of in my life in the year 2009. All of these stem from what I really want to accomplish in life. I have thought a lot recently, while preparing for the first message of the New Year at Grace, about what matters most in my life. Here’s my list of “moreâ€.
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It may be Happy New Year to you, but to me it is Happy Birthday Cheryl. Today is my precious wife Cheryl’s ____th birthday.
I want to address the issue of mothers letting go of their sons. In my opinion, in the age of the strong mother and absentee father, the dilemma has reached epidemic proportions.
Tweet I want to encourage you to release your children to explore their own faith. Okay, that sounds very liberal. I apologize, but let me explain. I hope your children…
