It was my turn to give the children’s sermon this past Sunday, and I was planning to follow the lectionary with a message about Christ as our good Shepherd, when opportunity knocked. My husband and I had purchased several baby … Continue reading →
I believe it’s important to encourage children to read magazines. In school or at Sunday School they may get short 4 page mini-magazines, but hopefully they get a Christian magazine, maybe one that’s just fun, and maybe one about nature … Continue reading →
The prodigal son and the good Samaritan–two people the world ignored and rejected, but two people the Lord redeemed and called into service. One suffered the consequences of his poor choices; one suffered the sting of racism. Each of us … Continue reading →
This week, I attended an elementary school book fair. It was a delightful way to observe first-hand what is popular, and what is not, with 5-12 year old readers. The book fair had a nice variety of fiction and nonfiction … Continue reading →
After spending time with out-of-state children and grandchildren, I often think about this statement from psychologist, counselor, and author Mary Pipher in the chapter on grandparents in her book Another Country: “The longer I work with families, the more I … Continue reading →
I’ve blogged on a lot of parenting topics. I made plenty of mistakes as I raised my three kids but I did a lot of things right, too. I’ve also learned a lot from watching my daughter parent her seven … Continue reading →