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It’s a rare parent that doesn’t want the best for their child.  Parents generally want their children to expand their interests, develop their talents, enjoy good friendships, be successful and have a good marriage and a happy family.
When it comes down to the specifics, we have differing views of what ‘the best’ is.  For [...]

If you haven’t read Part 1 of this posting on Proverbs 22:15 click here.  Part 2 will make more sense if you read Part 1 first.
Let’s take a closer look at Proverbs 22:15.
‘Foolishness …’
We are born into foolishness because we are born sinners.  For a long time, when I read the word ‘foolishness’ [...]

I can already hear the objections…..
“A rod!  That’s barbaric!”
“That was all right for back then, but we’ve been enlightened.”
“Smacking is child abuse.”
“I believe that it’s better to ……”
You like to think you have an ‘open mind’?  Then, rather than being offended and closing my blog having already pre-determined that I don’t know what [...]

We had been married 12 months when our first child was born.  We were naïve and had no understanding of, or preparation for, parenting.  I think we were pretty typical of most new parents then and now.  We had ‘on the job’ training.  We learned by trial and error - [...]

In 2005, my husband and I, along with our two youngest children spent a week in Northern Ireland.  It was mid-summer and beautiful.  The green of the country was glorious, and the temperature was just right for getting out and about.
We stayed with friends who took time out to show us some of the [...]

“Train up a child in the way that he should go and even when he is old he will not depart from it.”
A good place to begin this section is with a scripture that a lot of Christian parents are familiar with.  It’s an ‘overview’ type of scripture that gives a general instruction [...]