Ten Things Students Will Not Learn in School
Life is not fair. Get used to it.
If you think your teacher is tough, wait until you get a boss.
The real world will not care as much about your self-esteem as...
Try a Little Tenderness
As a parent, do you ever feel like all you do is say “no” to your children? Do you feel guilty for seeming to correct all the time? I do!
Sometimes I feel like a...
Love Numbers
Of honeymooning couples last year, 9% had this in common. What?
Answer: They brought their kids along.
On their first date, 15% of married people say this happened. What?
Answer: They fell in love!
For Valentine’s Day dinner,...
Three R’s of Parenting
The book of Proverbs is filled with passages about parenting. Proverbs 29:15 says, “The rod and rebuke give wisdom, but a child left to himself brings shame to his mother.” This passage shows the...
A Child’s Changing Eyes
A child’s eyes see his mom and dad differently as they age:
Age 4: “My parents can do anything.”
Age 8: “There might be a few things they don’t know.”
Age 12: “Naturally, they...
Some Tests for the Home
1. The Leadership Test. Does the husband and father assume his God-given place as head of the family? Does he provide the spiritual leadership? Does he take the lead in bringing up his children...
Exasperated Children
Paul wrote, “And you, fathers, do not provoke your children to wrath, but bring them up in the training and admonition of the Lord” (Ephesians 6:4).
What are some ways we can exasperate (provoke) our...
Two Builders
Two Builders
The builder built a temple; he wrought it with grace and skill.
Pillars, walls, and arches—fashioned to his will.
Men said as they saw its beauty, “It will never know decay.
Great is thy skill, O,...
The Difference Family Makes
The Difference Family Makes
“My son, do not forget my law, but let your heart keep my commands; for length of days and long life and peace they will add to you” (Proverbs 3:1–2).
An article...
Thoughts of Home
Be Careful What You Say
One day a little girl watching her mother do the dishes noticed several strands of white hair on her mother’s brunette head. She asked, “Why are some of your hairs...