I’m struggling with anger right now
Have you ever been ticked off at your kids? This can happen in all phases of life, but it can really be bad during those middle, high school, and even college years. For some of us it’s easy to take [...]
Have you ever been ticked off at your kids? This can happen in all phases of life, but it can really be bad during those middle, high school, and even college years. For some of us it’s easy to take [...]
How many people in Scripture suffered and didn’t make it? We know the story of Job. He lost his whole family. I’m sure you can recall other similar stories in Scripture where people who love God didn’t make it. Because [...]
Ever had one of those days? I heard a couple of stories recently. One was about a first-time mom who walked away for a second. When she returned there was poop EVERYWHERE. The toddler was using it as finger paint. [...]
Many have struggled with four-year-olds. Especially strong-willed ones. “I’m Mike Donehey from Tenth Avenue North. My four-year-old is a very persistent, independent, and fiery spirit. I’m always tempted to squash her spirit. ‘Just obey me,’ instead of being patient with [...]
Seems like time is always an issue. “I don’t have time for this,” or “Not right now,” can be deflating comments to our kids. What about you, Jordan? “Kids don’t really have any understanding of time or expectation of time, [...]
That’s what I said as I stood up from my seat on an airplane recently. The three-or-so-year-old little boy sitting behind me decided to be an annoying little troublemaker on my flight from Grand Rapids to Chicago. I wish I [...]
The baby you waited patiently for nine months is now here, and it’s NOT what you expected. Endless crying. You’re pretty sure your baby is nocturnal and maybe allergic to sleep. You feel stressed, frustrated, guilty maybe because you’re not [...]
It seems like everybody has some. A neighborhood, school, or church where there is a whole family of boys or whatever—just running and screaming and picking on each other. You envy those families who have nice, quiet compliant kids. But, [...]
It seems like every family has at least one kid that’s a challenge. How did I handle it? Sometimes poorly. While the experts say it’s important to point out the positives in our kids, when you’re mad, it isn’t easy, [...]
There are a lot of ways we can do that, isn’t there? The one thing I struggle with? I "show displeasure regularly."1 I don’t want to, but often when I see or hear things that violate our rules, I get [...]