Sterring

Who steered you? What were your influences? Whose opinion is valid and relevant? Are there parts of you that wants to go it’s own way? Steering ourselves can be difficult, so imagine if your child is …Sterring How exactly do we improve, is it consistent repetition or the love of learning or receiving reproach with...

Adding value to our children.

Knowledge is better with understanding and "wisdom is supreme"

Building grit or better still, Fortifying grit in our kids and young adults. (Revised)

How does grit show up?

What are we desiring?

Holding her close with contentment is our heart’s desire but are we good stewards of the heart we hold. Staying faithful needs to be guided by love that first loved us. The One we turn too with expectation of His faithfulness because Our Heavenly Father is faithful. Instruct us Lord Jesus, teach us to be...

Seeking joy and peace .

Is happiness greater than joy and peace? I think most of us can see the challenges with pursuing happiness on this earth which can sometimes be akin to chasing a humming bird or butterfly. Joy which is measured by great happiness appears to be one that last and far more valuable. It’s tied to and...

Becoming a Dad that is gentle

How do we grow hope in love as a Dad and a leader of our household? My Heavenly Father loves me and I see His love in the ones he surrounds me with and has called me to play a part in shepherding. Just when I felt boxed in and nothing I did was enough...

Do not forsake the things of old that anchored. Remember the prayers of those that came before.

The love of our parents who steered us to the word. Even if some of us might have strayed from the beautiful words of prayer they have petitioned on our behalf . We pray that we now find the prayers for our children and their children. Draw us close to you Lord so that we...

Opportunity for guidance…

Our youth and teens are in need of opportunity to be lead. They need to be tested like arrows in preparation for flight. The values you/we instill through the word may need opportunity in youth to be tested. Opportunities of service, opportunities in showing mercy, opportunity in humility, those in forgiveness, those in demonstrating opportunities...

Character

Let’s not forsake the Word! Character is as defined in the dictionary with words like personality, disposition, makeup, essence, spirit, complexion, ethos, mold, cast, persona, tone, turn of mind, temperament and so many others. Our children need to be able to access the word from our lips, in the home, in our actions, in devotions,...

You are awesome

I wonder at your magnificence that cannot be contained in my mind. I submit to you Jesus as the author and finisher of my life. I praise your name as I bare witness to your amazing work all through my life. I look to you God as the source of all and ever present. Your...

What’s our time worth?

As a parent, it may be possible to gain some insight as we pray to survive the experience as long as possible. Giving of ourselves to others may be a good demonstration of love. Yes, gifts can be nice but isn’t it fulfilling to meet the need of another at the right time, with little...

Requesting the presence of our children

It starts with me! Am I present and ready to be seen by Jesus my Lord and savior who see it all? Am I leading with love, which I know because I was first loved by him? Spending time with the Heavenly Father means that we present and surrender our hearts, all of our being...

How do our children know what is right? (Updated)

Where can I begin as a parent? Let me take a breath and start with today. Am I prepared when they raise the question why? Parents, let us make every effort to share the word with our children. Let us first know the words for ourselves by walking in it and demonstrating service in devoted...

What’s most important.

love The importance of education appears to have played a role in the growth in many countries across the world. The system of education has become a possible indicator in relation to income . The perceived success has left all other paths to success less comparable. I have noticed that a family's energy that is...

Can you change the mind of a teen or anyone for that matter?

Knowing what to do with desire? Getting rid of something that we know is not good for us? Can we identify what is good? What do we do with something our body finds pleasure in? Teens appear to be faster and more open or totally opposite in trying new things than most of us who...