Who Should Make a Meal Plan? I stand in the pantry doorway glaring at the boxes, cans, and jars of food on the shelves. Then I go to the refrigerator and inspect the empty shelf and the one full of old moldy leftovers from times gone by. I pull open the vegetable crisper and there […]
Mothering Versus Homemaking
Mothering versus Homemaking – These two are never at odds even though sometimes we think they are. Most mothers of little ones have this problem while some seem to have it all together. I was not one of those together people. When my two oldest were small I had a hard time. They were two […]
Train Up a Child in the Way He Should Go
“Train up a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not depart from it.” Proverbs 22:6 NKJV What exactly does this mean? Take him to church and school and let someone else do what God says I should do? No. This goes far beyond making him brush his […]
Training in Responsibility
When babies are born they required everything of us. Food, shelter, love, attention, clean clothes, a clean and dry bottom and many other things a baby cannot provide for himself. They are totally dependent on their parents. As a child grows, they become more independent. A toddler learns to feed himself, walk, talk, go to […]
Family Connections in Today’s World
Not many children in our country know the love of a mother. They feel very disconnected from their own family. They are dressed and sometimes fed by their mother. Took to daycare and dropped off at 6 am. They are fed, potty trained and loved (but most likely not) by minimally paid employees. They probably […]