Breaking the Cycles of Abuse

Breaking the Cycles of Abuse

Not everyone is born into a “happy family.” Although, some are and it is a joyous thing. Those families not only seem to function well, they actually do function well. When I asked my seminary students this week about joyous families, they described them...

Will My Children Perish in Unbelief?

I love being a mommy. It is one of the biggest blessings in my life. But it is also one of the biggest responsibilities I have. How I raise my children will influence them throughout the majority of their lives, if not for the entirety of their lives. No pressure! One...

Why Does God Allow Both Bad and Good?

When somebody has hurt us or someone we love, we feel angry. Oftentimes we feel anguish. The emotions may run so deep and so hard that we wonder if we’ll ever feel light-hearted again. I remember when a friend’s dear husband was beaten up and left to die on the side...
How Do We Help Our Children Hearken to Truth?

How Do We Help Our Children Hearken to Truth?

Most everyone has seen an angry two year old. Whether in a store or at home, these little guys can put on quite the show when they are mad. They scrunch their eyes, they toss their head back, and pounding on the floor (or any neighboring surface) they scream and...

Choices, Choices, So Many Choices

Raising children to make sound choices can challenge even the best of parents. For example, while a child is only two years old, parenting can seem quite simple. If the little one runs out in the street, we pull him back. If he’s climbing too high a tree, we pull him...
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