Unbalanced Parenting

The rod and reproof give wisdom: but a child left to himself bringeth his mother to shame.—Proverbs 29:15 One frustration that is bound to confront any parent is a child’s complete ignorance of everything. (I mean, come on, how could he know nothing? Right?) As adults...

Prepare the Child, Not the Path

Have you ever taken a hike with one of your children when they were young? If so, you probably dealt with whining, aches and pains, tripping, falling, and scraped knees (and probably in that order)! More than likely it took three times longer than if you had gone...

What a Top Hand Taught Me about Training

Apples was a large bay mare with a cranky disposition. And why shouldn’t she have been upset? She was a five-year-old horse that had never been made to mind.I still recall watching from the relative safety of a corral fence as my boss, the skilled hand who was...

What You Can Tell from Shaking Hands

Have you ever shook hands with someone and felt as if you had your hand on the door knob of a vacant house? Maybe you felt like you were stealing their hand shake more than they were giving it. You had their hand but not their interest or respect. Their shoulders were...

What Every Brat Wants

In every interaction you have with your child today, you will either provide or provoke. These are the only two choices for an unlimited number of situations. Ephesians 6:4 says, “And, ye fathers, provoke not your children to wrath: but bring them up in the...