We live in a day where children think that life revolves around them – their wants, their desires, their self esteem, their entitlements, their rights – everything is about them, for them, because of them, and revolves around them. They are not disciplined or taught to respect authority. They come into the world giving orders and making demands. No one tries to mold their little minds and shape their little…
I work as a bus monitor for a bus company that is contracted to provide services for the Head Start program. The Head Start program is a government run preschool, so we shuttle small children to school. Most of the children are four or five years old, but we do have some three year olds. Youngsters that age need some active adult supervision, someone to keep peace between the children,…
When I was a young mother, I’d heard…I’d read…I’d been told that children tend to adopt the labels that they’re branded with, so be careful what you say to your children. God was teaching me something incredibly important. If you say something often enough, regardless of what it is, your child will start to believe it. Children grow up being told they’re stupid, they’re fat (even when they’re not), they’re…
On December 28, 2012, Zachary Henzerling was killed in an explosion at Environmental Enterprises – less than three weeks before his 21st birthday. Zachary was faithfully brought to church by his grandmother, Barb, and he accepted the Lord as a little boy. I had him in Children’s Church for a couple of years. He was a bundle of energy, unable to sit still for more than a minute. I knew…
Communication is more than simply talking, motioning, or sharing ideas. It’s equally as important for the other person to receive our intended message or comprehend what we’re trying to communicate. When we say something, if the person to whom we’re talking, does not understood what we mean, then no communication took place. I was reminded of this a few days ago while my husband and I were visiting my son’s…
Vacations aren’t always what you want them to be when you invite the family along and they do things that you don’t appreciate. But then, that’s the nature of families, and individuals. We invited along our daughter, Jamie, and her family, which includes her husband, Donnie, and two boys, Jay (age 12) and Luke (age 10). Sunday afternoon at Wonderworks, Jamie got into quite a mood and took it out…
On August 31st, Floyd and I will celebrate our 33rd wedding anniversary. At this time in our married life, he is my best friend. And he was my best friend when we got married. But it wasn’t always like that. Our son, Toby, is having marital problems. On August 31st, he and Amy will celebrate their fifth wedding anniversary. That date, by the way, coincides with ours by mere coincidence. …