My kid is driving me crazy!
Discipline. It’s a part of life if you’re a parent. It’s the tool God created to help form our kids inside and out. Have your kids gotten so out of control that your discipline was done out of anger and [...]
I don’t even WANT to be around that kid.
I heard that comment recently from a Sunday school teacher. This was somebody who taught for YEARS. She was so frustrated by the lack of respect shown to her by some of her fifth-grade students. Lack of engagement. Blurting out. [...]
You’re not wearing those shoes—they have holes in them!
When have you EVER heard THAT come out of your child’s mouth? Believe it or not, a friend of mine posted a picture of some tattered gym shoes with the following: “So, parents ... say you have a son who’s in 3rd grade [...]
Didn’t I ask you to clean your room?
I read a story1 the other day on LittleThings.com that made me laugh. Alice Velasquez was sick of telling her teen daughters to clean their rooms. So fed up that she decided to put everything (yes, everything!) into garbage bags. She [...]
My kid is driving me crazy!
Discipline. It’s a part of life if you’re a parent. It’s the tool God created to help form our kids inside and out. Have your kids gotten so out of control that your discipline was done out of anger and [...]
They can’t CONTROL their kids
I overheard that one Sunday as little boys were using the platform as a launching-off point for their bodies being make-believe birds, and little girls playing tag. Today, many parents are permissive. Some say, “If they’re not hurting themselves or [...]
Is it okay to kinda-obey?
How do you feel when you give specific instructions to your kids but they only get a few things right? For example, you tell Abby to go to her room and do her homework. Thirty minutes later she emerges. You [...]
They’re great kids, but they’re into EVERYTHING
You think your kids are just inquisitive and precocious. But some call them busy. Others obnoxious. But the reality is when your kids are invited to somebody’s house and they trash a room in 60 seconds, there may be a [...]
It’s amazing how kids talk to adults these days!
Our country is a mess. You've seen it too! I was watching the news a few weeks ago. Young protestors screaming obscenities, disrespecting authority, just rude, obnoxious, and angry. While our kids may not be that bad I'm seeing more [...]
Why do we ignore ONE commandment?
You’ve heard of the Ten Commandments, right? Don’t have other gods before me. Don’t make idols. Don’t use the Lord’s name in vain. Honor your mom and dad. Don’t murder, commit adultery, steal, lie, or covet. Why do we ignore [...]