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One thing I failed to reckon with prior to becoming a parent is the strength of my desire to protect my children from pain. In many ways this is a good desire, but like all desires, it needs to be tempered. By which I don’t mean that we beat or starve our children, but that … Continue reading 3 Things You Don’t Want For Your Kids But Should As School Starts Back
Before laying out the specifics of establishing a Christian household, we first want to make sure that our efforts are effective, resulting in the kind of flourishing household described by Psalm 128, and not something resembling the household version of the French Revolution. I say this because some men go to a conference or hear … Continue reading Gardeners, Not Alchemists
Thanksgiving dinner is still digesting but Black Friday deals wait for no man. Although, TBH, my inclination towards any Black Friday purchases is pretty low this year, partially because finances are tight and partially because living space is tight during some housing transitions we are working through. But gift giving is a part of our … Continue reading Choosing Christmas Presents for the Kids
With 4 kids at age 10 and under, I’m up for any parenting strategy that might save my sanity. Currently, I’m considering giving my kids 10 “daddy dollars” every morning and every time they ask me a question, they have to pay me a dollar. While this means I would have to answer forty questions … Continue reading Gentle Parenting and Tough Love: Doomed Parenting Strategies
I was probably somewhere between 10 and 12 years old when some friends and I went to a waterpark in Sapporo, Japan (where I lived as a kid). We were making our way from the outdoor pool to the indoor pool when someone grabbed me, lifted me up, and threw me across the water. I … Continue reading Get Your Hands off my Kid
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