Archive for the ‘ Getting Along ’ Category

Mothers Slow to Speak

15th December 2011 | 2 Comments

I talked earlier about being slow to speak and quick to hear as a part of being slow to anger. And here about encouraging conversation instead of lecturing. I’ve been thinking lately that I need to be slow to speak for another reason: I’m interfering with my children’s ability to solve their problems. Typically, I [...]


Learning to Love

30th November 2011 | 2 Comments

David came to me this morning, troubled. It seems that the girls were playing right outside his door this morning, hoping he would wake up and play with them. He was certain they had come into his room, and was bothered that they denied it. He was sleepy and grouchy. So he cuddled up in [...]


Learning to be Patient

15th November 2011 | 0 Comments

I’ve been thinking about my desire to be more patient with my children. I’ve been praying about it, but then I started thinking more deeply (forgive me– I think more at certain times of the month!) Is prayer the only thing I can do to be more patient? We talked a little bit about teamwork, [...]


A Few Thoughts on Fairness

20th October 2011 | 5 Comments

What’s going on biblically when children complain about something not being fair? Lee had a good discussion with one of our children, who was concerned about fairness when a sibling had computer time that neither of the other two siblings received. Lee mentioned later that people overly concerned with “fairness” are often simply envious. That was [...]


Self Examination

20th September 2011 | 2 Comments

We’ve really been talking a lot at our house about how love sees things in the best light. That’s because children (and adults, too) naturally don’t give people the benefit of the doubt. Lately we’ve had a lot of conflict (instant screaming, instant hurt feelings, instant anger) simply because a child assumed something untrue. A [...]


Teasing Object Lesson

3rd February 2011 | 0 Comments

Surely the churning of milk bringeth forth butter, and the wringing of the nose bringeth forth blood: so the forcing of wrath bringeth forth strife. Proverbs 30:33 I read this verse yesterday morning and decided it would make a fun object lesson. Forcing wrath sounds a lot like provoking and teasing to me– so yesterday [...]


Loving According to Knowledge

11th January 2011 | 0 Comments

I’ve been thinking about the skills and knowledge my children will need as adults– problem solving, communication, and so on– that will help them as they leave our home to have their own families. When my children have difficulty with teasing, I’m thinking about how that problem is manifested in adulthood. This is why when [...]


Teasing: How to Join in a Game

10th January 2011 | 1 Comment

Last week, I mentioned that our children tease too much– unkindly– in spite of our best efforts to stop it. The things we’ve done to teach and train them have been good things to do. We’ve seen improvements. But we’re not finished with learning and teaching. I mentioned that I started (again) trying to understand [...]


Using the Bible Too Quickly

4th January 2011 | 0 Comments

I’ve been dissatisfied with my attempts to respond to my children when they tease. We’ve tried a lot of approaches. I’ve talked about loving. About preferring one another. About the mad man who says “I’m just joking.” I’ve talked about how teasing is only fun when everyone is having fun. (I’ve given that lecture repeatedly.) [...]


Parenting-by-Proxy Part 2

16th August 2010 | 0 Comments

Lately, I’ve been thinking about how my children respond to sinning siblings and friends. When we sat at lunch last week, I spent some time talking about the responsibility a mom and a dad have to teach and discipline their children. (I’m really interested in their responsibility, but talking about something they need to know [...]


I hope you have enjoyed reading my blog, but my greatest desire for my audience is that they would be inspired and motivated to search the scriptures for themselves. God promises to give wisdom to any believer who searches for it His way. Here are some Bible study links I have found of interest and help.

Chronological Bible: ESV

Read the Bible chronologically. The first time I read through the Bible in the order everything happened, I learned so much and gained an incredible understanding of the big picture of Scripture. If you've never done it, you should!

Bible Gateway

From this website you can search for scriptures in a number of versions and languages by key words, phrases, or references. I use this website often when I post Scripture on my blog, so then I don't have to worry about typing in the verse accurately.

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

This is a fantastic online version of a classic reference tool. Basically this is a list of cross references based on particular passages. Simply click on the verse or passage you are studying, and you will find other references to other relevant Scripture.

Bible Commentaries Online

A list of classic Bible commentaries. Sometimes they're hard to understand, but they can be helpful when you're wanting more insight into a passage you are studying.

More Bible Study Resources

This is a page of links for articles and audio on the topic of studying the Bible. Some are not easy to read, but they are helpful.
The rest of this website has a tremendous amount of resources that may be of interest.


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