“He called you WHAT?” “He called me a dork,” my daughter answered with giant puddles in her eyes. Many emotions soared through my body as she explained how this fellow teammate had chosen to pick on her during track practice the previous day. I responded as any good mother would do: “Well, honey, the next… Continue reading Sticks and Stones May Break My Bones but Words Can Always Hurt Me
“But I didn’t mean for it to happen!” These words ring out on a consistent basis in my home. Somewhere along the line we’ve bought into a lie that says we are only responsible for the consequences of our behavior if we INTENDED for something to happen. But that is not how life works. Just… Continue reading That’s Not Fair!
It is amazing to me how little it takes for a small child to challenge a parent who is so much bigger! How could they possibly believe that they are stronger than their parents? After watching kids AND parents for more than 20 years in ministry, the sad truth is that many of them are. … Continue reading R.E.S.P.E.C.T.
I know I’m going to come off sounding hard-hearted with the words that follow: I don’t like toys. I don’t like playing with them, I don’t like buying them, and I certainly don’t like PICKING them up! Thankfully, three of my four kids are beyond the age of toys but my youngest is definitely giving… Continue reading Brat Talk: Why Can’t Hard Things Be Easy?
