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Tag Archives: Trust
Myth Busting 8: Breaking a lamb’s leg
Now the tax collectors and “sinners” were all gathering around to hear him. But the Pharisees and the teachers of the law muttered, “This man welcomes sinners and eats with them.” Then Jesus told them this parable: Suppose one of … Continue reading
Posted in For the Bible tells me so., Uncategorized
Tagged context, discipline, Father, God, Love, parenting, peace, relationship, sheep, shepherd, Trust
72 Comments
When Kids Have Big Feelings
I think I’ve finally arrived as a parent. Marigold told me, “I hate you!” yesterday. Most people really struggle with that. Who wants to hear those words come out of their child’s mouth? What an awful thing to say! But … Continue reading
Husband vs. Children?
This post is a mini-carnival post – please check out this post for another take on this topic 🙂 There seems to be a pervasive idea in the Christian community that the husband’s needs should come before the children’s needs. … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged adults, babies, caring, child-centered, children, coming closer, date nights, dates, delayed gratification, empty nest, false dichotomy, Father, God-centered family, growing apart, growing together, hierarchy, husband-centered, loving, marriage, Mother, needs, needs vs. wants, parent, parenting, peace, relationship, strong marriage, Toddlers, Trust, unconditional love, wants, win-win, working together
19 Comments
Dealing With Anger
Michelle asked for tips on controlling our tempers. This is an area I struggle in a lot, and I don’t really feel qualified to answer the question, as I fail so often. But I have improved a little over the … Continue reading
Posted in Figuring it out, Testimony
Tagged anger, Charlotte Mason, controlling temper, Defiance, discipline, God, Grace, habit training, Little Women, Louisa May Alcott, parenting, peace, relationship, smack, strategies, The 5 Steps, toolbox, Trust
12 Comments
Writing Home… part three
 My father’s response to my second, more challenging email totally blew me away. I had sort of planned a third installment, but after I read his email, I decided to change what I was going to say. I thought I … Continue reading
Posted in Greenegem's Story, Testimony, Uncategorized
Tagged compliance, consequences, Dad, email, Father, Five steps, installment, intimidate, obedience, payback, response, Trust, voice, writing home, yell
11 Comments
Lucy’s Story
This is the story of my friend ‘Lucy’ and her journey into Gace Based Discipline. She has changed the names of her family, for privacy’s sake. gg Let me tell you a bit about me and my family for background. My name … Continue reading
Posted in Grace-Based Discipline, Testimony
Tagged abused, affection, age appropriate behaviors, attention getter, baby-proof, breastfeeding, Buddhist, cat, Catholic School, children, Christmas Tree, climb, condemnation, defiant, deliberately disobedient, disobedient, exploring, faithful, fascinated, forgive, Free Methodist, garage, gentle, God, Gospel, Grace, hit, Hong Kong, human nature, Jesus, kicked, kind, La Leche League, learning, lies, LLL, loving guidance, mercy, model, natural consequences, punched, punish, punitive parenting, save, Shepherding a Child's Heart, sin, spanking, teacher, Ted Tripp, time-out, toolbox, tools, training, Trust, verbally abusive, video camera, Wal-Mart, wishful thinking, witness, Word
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The Danger Dilemma
 One grey area in the Gentle Parenting debate seems to be what to do about dangerous situations. Many spankers argue that they only find spanking necessary when their children attempt something dangerous, and they feel no compunction against using physical … Continue reading
Posted in Figuring it out, Grace-Based Discipline, Refuting Dobson's questionable logic., Uncategorized
Tagged burn, danger, deterrent, development, dilemma, Dr. Dobson, enforce, hot, hurt, lock, Maximus, outside, pain, porch, running away, smacking, spanking, Stove, successes, Trust, yelling
15 Comments
Spanking and Proverbs – Part 2: Interpretations
In my last post on the topic of Proverbs and the issue of spanking, I concluded that regardless of your interpretation of the “rod” verses, spanking is not a salvation issue. Proverbs is not a book of law or of … Continue reading
Posted in For the Bible tells me so., Grace-Based Discipline
Tagged active parenting, context, corporal punishment, cultural assumptions, Dobson, fear, foolishness, Grace, Grace Based Parenting, Hebrew, instruction, interpretations, Jesus Christ, knowledge, Love, mercy, Proverbs, punishment, reasoning, rod, Rod verses, small child, spank, spanking, teaching, Ted Tripp, Trust, understanding, wisdom, young adult
36 Comments
Nice to meet you…Einstein!
I was just reminded today how so many of the infuriating things kids do are just part of everyday learning. No matter how you baby-proof, children will find new, exciting (OK, hair-raising!) things to do in their environment. For example; … Continue reading
Posted in Figuring it out, Grace-Based Discipline, Refuting Dobson's questionable logic.
Tagged accept, angry, ashamed, challenge, comply, couch, developmental, Dr. Dobson, effort, excellence, extract, fall, heart, intent, mastery, modify behavior, motivation, parenting, punish, react, redirect, remind, reward, self-aware, stuck, succeed, teach, Trust
8 Comments
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