Bringing my perfection to the world does absolutely nothing for anyone. Bringing my imperfection, that’s redeemed by loving a God, gives incredible hope. – Michele Cushatt Wow. It just hit me. I almost couldn’t focus on my driving. I had my five-year-old in the back of the van, and we were on our way to… Continue Reading
Fostering Loving Sibling Relationships Part 3
Continued from Part 1 and Part 2… I just have a couple of more things I’d like to address on this topic. I’d like to go back to the General Principle #4 from Part 1. Balance their time together and time apart. As I stated on my last post, I think it’s important as parents… Continue Reading
Fostering Loving Sibling Relationships Part 2
I’d like to dissect further the general principle #3 from my previous post: Supervise their interactions and address their heart issue. What does this look like on a day-to-day basis? Don’t ignore the small stuff Like I mentioned, I started in very small ways, such as teaching them to ask their sibling politely versus telling… Continue Reading
Fostering Loving Sibling Relationships Part 1
Here is my new series. My current plan is to follow a series that’s more personal/conceptual/philosophical with a series that’s more concrete/practical (so this is my attempt at practical). I have three daughters close in age (currently 6, 4, and 2). I was an only child. I knew from early on that when I had… Continue Reading
My God-Adventure Part 3
Continued from Part 1 and Part 2… This brings me to my college and young adult years. My college years were pretty uneventful. I mean, there were definitely lessons to be learned, but I was living a pretty sheltered life in a dorm for four years at my small Christian college. God knew that I… Continue Reading