EP 57: On Children’s Chores
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A Prayer for Teachers
It’s that time of year, when kids are heading back to class or (as has traditionally been the case for my family) hitting the books again at home. I’m all for bathing the new school year in prayer, and toward that end, I’ve published a Back-to-School Prayer to pray over students in the past. But…
EP 55: Smoothing Your Child’s Passage to Adulthood
The end goal of parenting is not to raise children, but adults. From the moment we bring Baby home from the hospital, we should begin working ourself out of a job: teaching him to do things himself, encouraging him as he passes each new milestone, cheering him on each step of the way until–in what…
EP 49: On Miscarriage – Help for Hurting Hearts
Since I sometimes hear from women asking for advice on dealing with miscarriages, I wanted to share my thoughts and experience with this topic in hopes of encouraging others who may be suffering from the same kind of grief and loss. Listen in this week as we discuss recovering from miscarriage, rainbow babies, responding to…
EP 45: Don’t Waste the Crust
Three of my grandkids are visiting me this week, and we have lots of fun things planned: crafts to make, books to read, songs to sing, games to play, and peanut butter and jelly sandwiches to eat. And when we do that last activity? You’d better believe we won’t waste the crust. To find out…
EP 44: How to Help Siblings become Better Friends
One of the first things people usually notice about our children is how well they get along. Sure, they have occasional squabbles, but that is the exception rather than the rule. For the most part, our kids really love and admire one another and enjoy being in each other’s company. They are friends. And cultivating…