You did GREAT!
How many times have you said that to your son or daughter . . . when it WASN'T true? I struggle with it. Are we lying to them? Some soccer leagues give kids trophies even when they lose EVERY game. [...]
A pill a day makes your child perfect—I don’t think so!
Do you ever wish you could buy a pill for your two-year-old so they will obey you the first time with a polite, “Okay, Mommy” or “Okay, Daddy”? A pill that would make your child always smile and wait patiently [...]
Who do your kids really belong to?
Even though we say they're "our kids," they're really God's kids, aren't they? He just gives them to us for a few years. The Bible makes it pretty clear that it was God Almighty who formed each of our kids [...]
I need to treat all my kids the same, right? Wrong!
While it's important to be fair, you can't treat all of them the same. They're all different. Proverbs 22:6 says, "Train up a child in the way he should go" and the way he should go means the unique way [...]
What’s the most important thing to do as a parent?
My wife and I have four kids. Younger parents ask us all the time what we consider the most essential principles of parenting. Here they are. Write them down. In order, they’re (1) pray, (2) pray, (3) pray. Whether you [...]
If Mama ain’t happy, ain’t nobody happy!
It’s a little joke, but isn’t it true? Moms, your emotions set the tone for the entire family. Sound like a lot of pressure? Well, it is. Everyone knows you can’t be happy all the time, but trying to make [...]
So, I’m like a dog?
The last thing your adopted child wants to be associated with is a stray dog or cat. As a dad of a “chosen” daughter, I cringe at comments I hear from well meaning friends and family. I read a story [...]
There’s one thing I wish I would have done differently
As a parent, who doesn’t wish we had a do-over. I sure do. I wish I would have been more faithful in teaching my kids the Word. We talked about it often, but we didn’t study it as much as [...]
Our home is being invaded! What do I do?
What were you thinking when you heard that? A bug infestation? Robbery or unwanted guests? I’m talking about the invasion of anti-biblical values. What parent would allow their kids to hang out with people we see in TV or the [...]
My kids will NEVER forgive me!
Yes, they will. They want to. What parent hasn’t made mistakes in dealing with our kids? Yeah, I know, some mistakes are bigger than others. But, our kids need us. They also want us to fix what’s broken. Maybe you’re [...]