I just lied to my kids–I feel terrible!
How many of us have been there? None of us make it a practice of lying to our kids, but sometimes it happens. I’m NOT excusing it. I heard someone say, “It’s NEVER okay to lie to our kids.” I [...]
How many of us have been there? None of us make it a practice of lying to our kids, but sometimes it happens. I’m NOT excusing it. I heard someone say, “It’s NEVER okay to lie to our kids.” I [...]
Have you ever made a mistake as a parent? Stupid question. Well let me ask it another way. Have you ever made a really stupid decision that affected not only you but your entire family? An affair? Drug addiction? Spent [...]
You know as parents and grandparents we do our best to teach our kids to be good people. As Christ followers we want them to love God. Gail asks, “How do we teach them to own up to their offenses [...]
I don't always show it. I'm sure you're like me, there's nothing they can do to make us stop loving them, but do THEY know that? I'm embarrassed to say that because of my desire to control things and people [...]
As parents we hear that all the time. Within minutes they’re speaking again. What about us? Are we modeling true forgiveness outlined in Scripture? I know a few people – adults – who aren’t speaking to siblings, other relatives, and [...]
Why not? If we wrong our kids, why wouldn’t we want to say, “I’m sorry, would you forgive me?” I witnessed a mother and daughter arguing. The daughter was doing all she could to be respectful. It was clear that [...]
I can’t imagine a more painful conversation. Knowing that your own flesh and blood aborted your grandchild. There are many ways you can handle this. I love what John Piper at Desiring God says, “Jesus offers forgiveness for women who [...]