The most important part of child training is a proper balance of love and discipline.  We discipline because we love.  All parents  make mistakes in this important area.  Have you ever found yourself disciplining your child because you are embarrassed and not because it is really what the child needs?  Perhaps you have never properly [...]

Obviously we believe it is the best option.  While we have met some very well behaved children who have been educated in christian schools, and we have met some very badly behaved children who are being home educated, we have not found this to be the norm.  We have observed that on the whole, children [...]

Wow!  Pastor preached a good one this morning!  It was on the home.  Fantastic!  One thing he said is something the Lord has been working with me on.  It had to do with we  women with strong personalities.  Is that a nice way to put it?  I forget how Pastor put it.  Anyway, the families [...]

In 1995 my husband and I attended Bill Gothard’s Advanced Seminar.  I do not agree with everything put out by IBLP (Two of my concerns are, a different understanding concerning Bible translations and dress standards); but the best thing in the seminar for us was an understanding we gained concerning what motivates people.  In the seminar it is [...]

With seven children, ages 13 to 23, I am often asked by parents of very young children how we have raised ours.  Since this seems to be of widespread interest, I have decided to address the topic here.  The very first lesson to be addressed with a child is obedience to authority.  When I am [...]