Category: Parenting

  • Nipping "I-Want-This-itis" in the bud

    Over the weekend, we visited the Georgia Aquarium. We had a great time enjoying all the animals and fish. We saw amazing creatures we had never seen before. Personally, it was a special time to remember how awesome and creative God is. I felt rewarded as a parent because our older kids repeatedly told Karl…

  • I must not forget to include myself

    Bless the Lord, O you his angels,you mighty ones who do his word,obeying the voice of his word!Bless the Lord, all his hosts, his ministers, who do his will!Bless the Lord, all his works,in all places of his dominion.Bless the Lord, O my soul!Psalm 103:20-22 Don’t you find it kind of odd that after calling…

  • Yeses and Noes

    Leviticus 19:11-12You shall not steal; you shall not deal falsely; you shall not lie to one another. You shall not swear by my name falsely, and so profane the name of your God: I am the Lord. Psalm 24:3-4Who shall ascend the hill of the Lord?And who shall stand in his holy place?He who has…

  • Paul called it a thorn in the flesh…

    I’ve always believed that God gave us Noah to remind me that I am not a perfect parent. In fact, I have heard other mothers say that they thought they were doing just fine until number 3 was born. To quote one friend of mine who has five children, “Adding the third child to the…

  • Boys and Girls

    Yesterday the kids weren’t getting along very well. Hannah decided that she didn’t want the boys in her room anymore. So, she set about creating a sign…just in case they forgot. After a little while, she realized how much she missed her brothers, so she changed her sign. The new sign indicated that boys may…