I’ve been praying for years about my quiet and careful child. I’ve had to work on seeing his quietness as a God-given asset, not as an abnormality that must be fixed. I’ve learned I can’t force communication. I’m learning ways at encouraging conversation, and becoming interested when he’s ready to talk about everything except the […]
Fear, Self Pushes Part 2
A little bit ago, I posted about Bethel’s struggle with fear. Last Sunday after the morning service, she came and tearfully asked if I would pray with her for boldness to be baptized. (I have asked her before if she was okay if I prayed she would have boldness to do right like the new […]
Fear and Self Pushes
A new move is a great time to talk about fear, and I’ve been talking about fear with Bethel (and the other two listening in). It started with the swimming test discussion. A week later, we were talking about fear again. Bethel told me she was fearful of swimming out in the ocean to where […]
Lectures: Goes Around, Comes Around
Yesterday we drove home after a really great visit to California. The ride was enjoyable. Our children are getting old enough so that driving long distances isn’t a huge burden, and we listen to audio books, or give them paper and pencil. They do fine. (Bethel spent a good deal of her time helping us […]
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