“But Jacob did not send Benjamin, Joseph’s brother, with the others, because he was afraid that harm might come to them.” (Genesis 42:4 NIV) I took my kids to the airport this morning. They aren’t little people any longer, and the phrase ‘mid-size people’ seems…
Tag: parenting
Our good Good is a great deal more trustworthy than Mary Poppins.
Motherhood is not a crown on the brow, but an arrow in the chest.
When my kids left for school, a friend’s house, or summer camp, they were infinitely reminded: “Make good choices and honor Jesus.”
We work throughout our marriage and our lifetime to live God’s way.
We look at Jochebed and remember that the faith required for mothering never lessons, it only enlarges as our kids take stronger and stronger flight from the proverbial nest. We trust God for our children over and over again until we all arrive safe at Home.
Today, Mary’s story reminds me that gratitude is a critical element in the parenting but also in our own personal growth. We will never outgrow our need to be grateful.