You are the parent God chose for your child. Isn’t that a puzzling, sometimes overwhelming concept? As we begin walking the labyrinth of parenting, the paths ahead are blessedly shrouded. The parenting journey includes delights beyond imagination and thorny passages which instill fear and frustration. God’s Word tells us the Creator Himself shepherds those withContinue reading “Chosen Parents”
Tag Archives: parenting
When Honoring is Hard
For many, it is the most ‘sentimental’ day of the year. It can be a day of joy or a day of despair or even resentment. Not all feel blessed by their birth families—not all are blessed. Many have lost their parents and grieve what was and what might have been. We live in aContinue reading “When Honoring is Hard”
Parents as Builders
Integrity is the key to building a solid life that will last for eternity. The foundation upon which the builder’s life is established is critical. We can not transfer our foundation to the life of another, but we can live in such a way that our foundation is revealed as trustworthy, valuable and worth imitation.Continue reading “Parents as Builders”
Building a Home
Understanding God’s design for the home is critical because it is what gives our home a solid foundation. No matter how long we have been married, we need to keep a scriptural view of marriage in the forefront of our mind. Marriage/Family is: • A declaration of ‘choosing to love.’ An imitation of God’s creation choice.Continue reading “Building a Home”
Family – training for relationship
God created us for relationship–and family is intended to be the safe place for learning and practicing relationship skills. We become our very best…and relate our very best to others…when we know who we are designed to be and how to live fully in Christ! What we learn only in our heads can be difficultContinue reading “Family – training for relationship”
Chosen Parents
You are the parent God chose for your child. Isn’t that a puzzling, sometimes overwhelming concept? As we begin walking the labyrinth of parenting, the paths ahead are blessedly shrouded. The parenting journey includes delights beyond imagination and thorny passages which instill fear and frustration. God’s Word tells us the Creator Himself shepherds those withContinue reading “Chosen Parents”
Family Life: New Parents
Beautiful homes are not built from the roof down or from the outside in. Neither are lives. Leaving a legacy…being left a legacy begins in infancy. The heart is the source of life. The heartwork of parenting is truly hardwork! Make it a goal to identify attitudes and not be distracted by actions. Heart work is also eternalContinue reading “Family Life: New Parents”
Heartsong Ministries 