I haven’t posted any commentary on the potty training saga, mostly because I think I learned the lessons I needed to learn, and Bethel just needed time. But it’s time for an update. About a month ago, I came to the conclusion that we’d be done with diapers, and I’d just try to anticipate the […]

I’ve learned a lot about teaching a child to use the potty. I need to have the right motives (not because I’m embarrassed or want to look good): Proverbs 29:25 I need to be patient and not angry (when it appears that my child doesn’t care) Galatians 5:22-23, I Corinthians 13 My last lesson has […]

Today as I was changing Bethel, I told her that this weekend we’d work on potty training. She responded, I don’t like going potty. Well, aside from a brief few days where she was highly motivated, I’ve noticed that lately she has seemed pretty discouraged about the process. She tries, but nothing happens. Repeated failure […]

I’ve come to the conclusion that potty training isn’t about my child’s spirituality, but about mine. No other challenge can fill me with such weariness, despair, and sometimes anger, than potty training. I come to a conclusion that it’s not that big of a deal, and then the next day I’m worried about the cost […]