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6 Practical Tips to Tame Your Temper
Disciplining misbehaving kids is often a difficult and emotion-laden task. Our oldest son, Daniel, sometimes said to Lynne, โMom, you just bursted all over us!โ And he was painfully correct. Jim had his share of quick, harsh reactions as well.โฆ
Parenting from a Donkey
Jesus was a different kind of king. This was evident in many ways, and highlighted by the unexpected way He entered Jerusalem on Palm Sunday. Custom was that a king entered a town with a full show of prestige, power,โฆ
Would Jesus Say โBlack Lives Matterโ?
I believe that if Jesus came to us today, he would in some way say to all of us, “Black lives matter!* Be humble, listen, and love with my love.” My heart is troubled. As I look at the variousโฆ
What I Learned from a Really Ugly Moment Last Week
You know how sometimes you look back and think, “WHY in the world did I say that!?” I had a moment like that last week. It was uglyโฆ but I learned a lot! Hereโs what happened: In a state of discouragement and stress,โฆ
Why We’ll Never Stop Having Kids
Although Iโm 62 and wonโt be giving birth to any more children any time soon, I recently reflected that God gives us children in many ways, some biologically and some spiritually. It is a privilege to build into theโฆ
What to Do When We Blow Up
ย As hard as we try to parent like God would, we are human, and sometimes we mess up. We lose our cool, we speak harshly, or sometimes we even blow up at our kids. See how one mom handledโฆ
Why Do Kids Obsess Over Video Games?
During my recent reading of โBoys Adriftโ by Dr. Leonard Sax, I came across a letter that really grabbed my attention. The letterโs author is a 27-year-old doctoral student at Notre Dame — oh, and heโs addicted to video games.โฆ
When Kids Act Up, Don’t Try to Be More Patient…
There are certain time when kids seem especially prone to “pushing our buttons”: after Christmas, after birthdays, summertime, and the list goes on. Kids have trouble figuring out โsharing patternsโ for their stuff, everyoneโs jazzed on sugar and tired from disruptedโฆ
Uncommon Thoughts About Bullying
What if we viewed bullying the way Jesus the Christ viewed the aggressive pursuits of Saul the Pharisee? In the story, Jesusโ followers have been viciously ‘bullied’ by Saul. But instead of going after him with the penal code, Jesusโฆ
The Diamond in the Rough of Bullying
You learn that your child has been bullied at school. Your blood pressure skyrockets. You want justice NOW! โTHIS IS NOT OK! IโM CALLING THE SCHOOL!!โ An understandable reaction. It is natural to quickly and emotionally defend your child againstโฆ