Three years ago, I started trying to help my children develop some skills that they didn’t have the maturity to know they needed. I tried to explain the long-term benefit, so they would own the goals, but it wasn’t very successful. I think this was the first time I documented some sort of attempt at […]
Showing Hospitality When You Don’t Have a House
Had a short discussion with my kids about their own hospitality. I can tell they are owning the discussion because they asked “How can we be hospitable without a house?” Their question is encouraging and revealing. It is encouraging because they recognize that the commands in the Bible for Christians to show hospitality are for […]
Now Available: Parenting with Mercy
I know I’ve been relatively quiet since we’ve moved to Virginia. We live next to the Great Dismal Swamp, which makes up for being swampy by having a name that Anne of Green Gables would have loved. We found a good church, and good friends. The main reason I’ve been quiet is that I have […]
Grouchy Mother’s Day
One of my favorite mother’s day stories is found in the children’s book Blue Hill Meadows by Cynthia Rylant. In this story, a little boy agonizes about finding the perfect mother’s day present for his mom. I love this story because I think Rylant captures the feelings of love and longing we can experience at […]
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