Lately I have been reading a couple of books about introverts: Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can’t Stop Talking and Introverts in the Church: Finding Our Place in an Extroverted Culture. There are different understandings of introverts and extroverts, but it’s generally accepted that they prefer different levels of external stimulation [...]
Author: Tricia Hodges Humpphh! {arms folded across the chest and frowning face} “I’m sorry.” “Would you please forgive me?” {eye contact with another person or head bowed in prayer} Which one sounds genuine to you? Both of the above imply an attitude. One is a statement. One is a question. Will you please forgive me? It is [...]
Author: Kelly Patchin Fathers, do not exasperate your children; instead, bring them up in the training and instruction of the Lord. Most Christian father’s would agree with this verse. When I ask men “Do you want to be a spiritual instructor in your child’s life?” Most will say yes. The next question is a little [...]
Author: Holly Lien Shopping in stores these days one cannot help but see the covers of magazines highlighting the recent events of celebrity lifestyles – marriages, divorces, deaths, births, and more frequently adoptions. Celebrities are not the first to look into this as a viable option to parenting either because of infertility or simply to [...]
Author: Laura Kuehn I continue to be honored to be part of Passionate Purposeful Parenting and to be among a “great cloud of witnesses.” Seeking to equip parents to raise their children in the Lord is a humbling endeavor. In this post, I would like to share a different kind of PPP that we have [...]
Author: Joanne Miller When Kids Argue, Parents Need This Response Summary: Children who argue have good character qualities like persistence, perseverance, determination, creativity, and an ability to communicate their ideas. The problem with arguing is that your child views you as an obstacle, a mountain to tunnel through. The child who argues often lacks sensitivity, [...]
Author: Jennifer Patchin I love when God reinforces his truth in many different ways. This last month I have been studying about God’s glory. What does glory have to do with being a servant? Well let me tell you. In the Old Testament God’s glory is part of his essential character and displayed in his [...]
Author: Wendy Clark Whitney Houston’s recent death has stirred up a lot of conversation—the kind of discussions that we have any time someone talented and beautiful and well liked passes away unexpectedly. The underlying thought that keeps recurring is that being talented and experiencing success should somehow be enough to carry us through to a [...]
Author: Jeanine Cook What a privilege parenting is! How thankful I am to be a mother of three and soon to be four as we look forward to the adoption of an older child through the foster care system. In my parenting I find that a constant struggle for me personally is what I am [...]
Author: Scott Turansky Summary Some children have the ability to suck the energy right out of family life. These children are demanding of your time, need a lot of correction, and seem to be magnets for conflict. They’re often emotionally explosive but almost always drain energy out of parents and other family members. The solution [...]