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Did you know that today, July 8, is National Video Game Day? I was basically raised by video games, so I’m pretty excited that there is a national day for video games! Some parents are scared to let their children play video games (usually because some studies do suggest that too much screen time is…
I’m raising servant leaders, and I have to be a good role model. The idea of “servant leadership” was first mentioned by Robert K. Greenleaf in 1970 in his essay, The Servant as Leader. Actions speak way louder than words. I can lecture, discuss, cajole, encourage, cheer – or any range of the verbal spectrum… If my…
Quite a while ago I watched an exchange between an unhappy couple. The one, in a fit of rage, demanded respect from the other. Being the outsider, I was shocked! And… amazed. Did the demander really think that respect was deserved? Her red-faced, spitting fury flowed like hot lava in angry words. It wasn’t pretty. …
While in the car on Easter morning, my husband and I were having a chat about life. The good moments, the tough moments, and how all those moments have worked together to form this life, this family, we love so much. We chatted about each of our children, what we love about them, and what drives…
During a recent field trip, I had an opportunity to use a game as a worldview teaching tool. I periodically scanned the park to monitor my children between conversing with the other moms. The girls were with a group of kids their age. Liz was happy among the teens. Alex had found a friend his size…
We all spend our lives searching, searching, searching. We fall in love with noble quests in stories and great adventures in movies and epic accounts in history. All just magnificent synonyms for searching. I spent almost thirty years searching, mostly in all the wrong places. For love. Then for about ten years, assuming the effort…
What may seem trivial to me is anything but trivial to my little ones. I wrongly mistook encouraging independence with rushing through bedtime routines. And in the rushing, an important connection was lost. Over years, the relationship wavered. For the hand that rocks the cradle is the hand that rules the world. ~William Ross Wallace…
Do you ever feel your family struggles to find enough space for screen-free family time? Maybe taming technology is a battle for your family too. I know I can relate to this struggle. There are times when I see my entire family engaged in a screen rather than being connected with one another. It pricks…
We have four kids. In the house. With me. Every day. Of course they don’t each have a personality that meshes well with mine or with each other. Every day (sometimes every moment) is a challenge. I’m raising leaders, not followers. But the catch is that I do want them to follow my directions. It’s a delicate…
I have 4 little boys, 3 of whom are addicted to all things Minecraft, iPad, and computers. The boys enjoy their games just like I enjoy checking Facebook and scouring Etsy. So, I do not have a huge problem with technology in our home. However, the whining about when they can play and how long…
Recently I read of a novel gift to give your kids. The suggestion was to open up an email account for your child when he or she is born. Then, every so often, email your child little letters, photos, memories of special occasions and so on. On his or her 18th birthday, give him/her the…
Sometimes we learn hard lessons. It’s difficult to let our children learn from the consequences of their actions, but those are often the best remembered lessons our children will learn! Below is a lesson you can read with your children in order to begin a discussion about learning from consequences and superficial behavior. I hope…
