This generation of parents are different from their parents and their parent's parents, so they have their own blind spots to be aware of and try to clear before turning too sharply into a collision. Parenting is a divine charge and cannot be ignored without severe consequences. (Ps. 127:3) As this responsibility is given from… Continue reading Help Parenting
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Tedium’s Source and Worth
I was playing and working with my four year old granddaughter in a pre-school workbook we had. She was coloring and drawing, learning colors and hand dexterity, shape names, copying letters, associating things with seasons and I don’t know what else, but some of it seemed very tedious. I questioned its inclusion for a moment… Continue reading Tedium’s Source and Worth
The Quiet Girl
The movie of this title was made in 2022 and has a rating of 7.7 on IMDB, which I would rate higher, if for no other reason than it made me cry or want to. When a movie is simple, decent and true it can touch your emotions without gimmickry. It is set in Ireland… Continue reading The Quiet Girl
How Things Should Be
Our granddaughter, Hailey, was recently in a swimming competition. A pretty little girl about her age with a towel wrapped around her walked by, stopped and talked with her briefly while she sat in my lap. After the girl left I asked my granddaughter where she knew this girl from. She didn’t reply so I… Continue reading How Things Should Be
A Ministry Targeted
Parents have a charge to raise their children properly with love, diligence, discipline, safety, security and provision. These are instinctive, if anything is among humans, but some parents are inept, lazy, and/or too sick themselves to care for others, especially children. A society that does not hold parenting and children in high regard is evil.… Continue reading A Ministry Targeted
Males in Women’s Locker Rooms
Last year, Blake Allen and her Father Travis took a stand against a trans-identifying male student using the girls' locker room at Randolph Union Middle/High School located in Vermont. The transgender male was making the females undressing around him uncomfortable for obvious reasons. The girls said that he stood in the corner and looked at… Continue reading Males in Women’s Locker Rooms
Threat of Loss
We have people in our lives we love, for some this love is close and warm on the surface of our heart for various reasons, others we love just as deeply, but they don’t command our attention in the same way. Our children and grandchildren are good examples. As these children grow they encounter dangers… Continue reading Threat of Loss
Unified Policy Actions
On September 20, 2022, Rep. Jim Jordan reported that whistleblowers were reporting that the FBI was reclassifying investigations away from child sexual abuse cases to political cases. (https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/jordan-wray-fbi/2022/09/20/id/1088295/) He suggested leaving child sexual abuse cases for political cases expands the narrative of ongoing insurrection. Criminalizing as insurrection every conservative objection to the Democrat regime’s actions… Continue reading Unified Policy Actions
Becoming Astrid
This is a 2018 movie based upon Astrid Lindgen, who is the Author of Pippi Longstocking children's books. It is a hard movie at times, just like life. She has a child out of wedlock and much of the story centers around this event. It is a foreign film so you have to read subtitles,… Continue reading Becoming Astrid
As A Child
We were keeping our three granddaughters, the youngest is almost three, and we sat down to eat. I asked who would like to say the blessing? The older sisters said, "Hailey can pray." I said, "Ok", and she began to pray. My hearing is weakening and Hailey is not the clearest speaker, so I had… Continue reading As A Child
Fatherhood
In the 1950's there was a TV show entitled, "Father Knows Best". It was about a family who's children encountered various trials in their path toward adulthood and how this father was able to guide, advise, nurture, and/or assist his children on their journey. It is a show about family values from the perspective of… Continue reading Fatherhood
Fatherhood Interview
The following is an interview of the editor on the subject of fatherhood.: Question: This is a topic contrary to political correctness, some might say that it is irrelevant in today's society which champions all things feminine, single parenthood, gay parenting, and generally ignores the role of fathers. Yet, statistics stands… Continue reading Fatherhood Interview
Won’t You Be My Neighbor
I just watched a movie of this title about Fred Rogers, the creator of the long running children's PBS TV series, "Mr. Rogers Neighborhood". I wasn't interested at first because I thought I knew all about him and his show. However, IMDB rates it 8.5 and I discovered a fascinating tale of a man with… Continue reading Won’t You Be My Neighbor
The Diligent Disciplinarian
As parents we have to discipline our children and it is not a pleasant task, but we know it is necessary, at least generally. There are times when we can be deceived or mislead to a different conclusion. As a grandparent this is far more frequent. My son, speaking of my grandson, said, "He's smarter… Continue reading The Diligent Disciplinarian
Horrible Evils
There are many evils in our society such as murder, crimes of all sorts, injustice in our courts, corruption in our government, despicable personal acts. These are seemingly on the rise, but they have been around at certain levels for all our national history. Recently I've seen a wickedness that is disturbing on an entirely… Continue reading Horrible Evils
One Child’s Glimpse of the Kingdom
Unless you become as a child you will never enter into the Kingdom of God - Matthew 18:3 My first memories are when I was four or five. I have considerable access to photographs and some of these early one's may have influenced what I actually remember. I believe this was minimal although this is… Continue reading One Child’s Glimpse of the Kingdom
