by Alethia | Jan 31, 2017 | Uncategorized
We live in a society that is clueless about how to guide boys and girls into mature men and women. As men, there is a deep desire within us to be told by a man who knows us well that we are a man. This journey into masculinity is a long process, and its finale comes...
by Alethia | Jan 24, 2017 | Uncategorized
“Put on your happy face”, “Second place is the first loser”, “I must not make any mistakes”, “This is all wrong”, “the view from second dog never changes…” Sound familiar? How about the message “I’ll never be good enough” no matter how successful, beautiful or...
by Alethia | Jan 19, 2017 | Uncategorized
(This is part 2 in a series on purpose in parenting. See part 1 here) Honestly communicating our purpose in parenting We need to tell them what is already true. To remind them daily- several times a day, if possible- that when Christ is their life, these words...
by Alethia | Jan 17, 2017 | Uncategorized
One of the greatest things about parenting is that it is a fantastic equalizer. It doesn’t matter how much money you make. Your race and gender- rendered obsolete. The number of degrees you have on your wall makes no difference. Parenting is quite possibly one of the...
by Alethia | Jan 11, 2017 | Uncategorized
You may have noticed that we have limits. Though many of you may live as though this isn’t true, there are plenty of unlimited resources for us as humans – love, friendship, forgiveness, joy, trust, etc. I will write more about this later, because it isn’t the main...
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