Contribute to the needs of the saints and seek to show hospitality. Romans 12:13 One of the hospitality challenges we face is that we aren’t necessarily ready to invite people to our home who are in a different stage of life as us. At the same time, our lives are far richer when we broaden […]
How to Stop Lecturing So Much (and teach more)
When my children were babies and toddlers, I talked a lot. I named constantly, pointing out flowers and bugs, describing emotions and defining terms like obey and share. I wrestled to explain things simply so that they could understand. Every year I added more ways to anticipate what was going on in their heads, and […]
Goal Making Progress
It’s been several years since I started helping my children make goals each semester. Much of the time I’m simply walking them through the motions of goal setting, and then leaving them with the goals. I’m trying to encourage independence, not add another layer of micromanagement. But thus far, I’ve seen only glimmers of initiative […]
Summer Plans and Accomplishing Goals
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 […]
