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We started to teach our children from a very early age that this was the proper way for a believer to begin each day.

What Will Your Children Find You Doing?

ParentingSeptember 19, 2011351Views 0Likes 5Comments

As we head back to yet another school year I am reminded that we need to be fed by the Word if we are going to feed our children anything worthwhile. The other morning during my quiet time I found myself watching for my coffee-drinking daughter to appear so we could exchange greetings and smiles. I hadn’t…

I desire then that in every place the men should pray, lifting holy hands without anger or quarreling; likewise also that women should adorn themselves in respectable apparel, with modesty and self-control, not with braided hair and gold or pearls or costly attire, but with what is proper for women who profess godliness—with good works.

Can we Truly Claim Ignorance? Part 2 on Modesty

ParentingJuly 22, 2011335Views 0Likes 2Comments

With summer and a heat wave we all face questions about staying cool while dressing modesty. I didn’t intend to wait this long to post part II, but the days have slipped by so if you want a refresher on the first part you can find it here: Can We Truly Claim Ignorance? Part I Our daughters…

These are loving and caring families. Families who have devoted much of their life to the Christian values of marriage and child rearing – often times giving the majority of their time and energy to home educate their children. They are active in church, committed to the Lord and their families.

Christian Families Falling Apart

ParentingJune 28, 2011249Views 0Likes 5Comments

Almost every day I hear about another Christian family that has a family member who seems to have gone off the deep end – falling into sin that they thought was unthinkable and never imagined would happen to them. These are loving and caring families. Families who have devoted much of their life to the Christian…

Ladies, ignorance just cannot be an excuse these days. If we want to have godly young men for our daughters to marry someday, we need to actively participate in helping them to keep themselves pure by training our daughters not to subtly tempt them by the way they dress or act.

Can We Truly Claim Ignorance?

ParentingApril 4, 2011361Views 0Likes 0Comments

I wrote the following article in 2009 for TEACH magazine. Just recently I’ve once again been exposed to a number of posts and articles on modesty. As I read this again I realized its message is as relevant today as it was in 2009 so I’ve decided to post it here. I have a young adult…

I have to admit that there have been days when I thought my children were less than a blessing – and that’s saying it nicely.

Do You Find Your Children to be a Blessing or a Curse?

ParentingMarch 14, 2011435Views 0Likes 2Comments

Being a grandmother and needing photos of children for this post I chose to use my two darling great granddaughters. Two of the more recent quotes I've read about children are: “The Bible calls debt a curse and children a blessing. But our culture applies for curses and rejects blessings.” ~ Doug Phillips "I am going to…

Relating to daughters doesn't always come naturally for dads, but we can learn to connect in affirming ways. We testosterone-filled males can relate well to girls, and it doesn't require a huge adjustment in our approach.

Dads, Do You Know What Your Daughter Needs From You?

ParentingMarch 21, 2010338Views 0Likes 0Comments

I found this article so interesting that I decided to share it with you this week. What Daughters Need From Dads Ken R. Canfield, Ph.D. The National Center for Fathering Relating to daughters doesn't always come naturally for dads, but we can learn to connect in affirming ways. We testosterone-filled males can relate well to girls, and it…

What Will Your Children Find You Doing?

ParentingFebruary 26, 2010362Views 0Likes 5Comments

The other morning during my quiet time I found myself watching for my coffee-drinking daughter to appear so we could exchange greetings and smiles. I hadn’t realized how much I look forward to that first glimpse of her each morning. From there my thoughts moved to reminiscing about where my children find me each morning. I’ve always had…