How do I respond when the idea of prayer makes me sigh instead of act? Doubt shakes his finger at me and Despair laughs in my face. How do I still pray then?
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My mom-to-adult-kid ears need different skills than when they were young. Which leaves me sighing and wondering, “Well, what the heck am I supposed to do? How do I listen enough but not too much?”
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And the mom described in those Mother’s Day cards seems like a great lady. I just wish I was more like her.
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I wrote this book because as a parent I struggled to work past the worry and find a place of confidence in what God was doing in my kids’ lives. Prayer changed everything!
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Perhaps our permissive and entitled culture has contributed to a generation of kids who have lost the ability to see right from wrong and to rule themselves. If I hadn't told my kids no, how would they have grown up with the ability to tell themselves no?
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I am grateful that my worst day occurred far from Facebook, cameras, and the accusations of the world. We are so quick these days to point the finger, assign blame, and demand retribution and punishment- all on the few facts we read at the moment.
Read MoreEntertainment for kids has become big business. And expensive. The local amusement park is well over $50 just to get in. Add on the overpriced food and drink and the price per person is way up there. But all amusement, from bowling to laser tag to arcades to restaurants with fake elephants glaring at you from the
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I raised my kids to go. I never wanted them to be unadventurous. I desired them to dream big dreams, slay mighty giants, and conquer the land. But is it still too much to wish they came home for dinner?
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The paradox of parenting is that by doing it right you work yourself right out of the first place in their heart.
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