This is the third in a series about our rebellious hearts which are evidenced by a stiff neck. You can read these previous blog posts if you’d like to start from the beginning: A Physical Indicator of a Rebellious Heart Confront Your Own Heart First, You Stiff-Necked Parent, You Today I’m going to describe the…
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I know, I know. We EASILY see this in our kids, but WE as the adults also are guilty of unteachable, rebellious hearts. Thank you to these two beauties who staged NOT being teachable to the other’s input. A stiff neck simply signals the true condition of your heart. Now see here…Yesterday’s blog post started…
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There’s physical evidence of a rebellious heart. Read this and you’ll know how to spot it in your kids AND… in yourself. This is incredibly lifechanging!
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I’m learning. Look at me, learning how to do bold faced headings and all. I’m taking all kinds of crazy risks these days. ha. Today I learned how to add “links” right into the text. See below. Cool, huh? I’m also learning- from blogging pros, that readers don’t like the text centered. Is that really…
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Can your children and mine REALLY encourage the wait staff at restaurants? Why yes they can, and it’s high time we think of our family as being outward focused rather than self-focused. What I’m about to tell you will not only apply to dining at a restaurant, but to any event social setting in which…
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Your family can “LIGHTEN THE LOAD” of the wait staff. Your family can BLESS and INVEST in their lives. Our family dining aboard The Disney Cruise, 2002 We are called as Believers to be a light in the world and to demonstrate our love through our actions. This applies to everything we do- even our dining experiences. Yes, the wait…
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Oooh…this is going to be so helpful. Can your children of all ages dine respectfully and comfortably in this type of setting? Well, that’s not exactly the point of this blog post, but keep reading to learn how your children can behave well AND engage in conversation with others. Your kids should know BEFORE going…
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The family dinner table is a place to be intentional to develop communication and people skills. Dine together often. It is extremely important that we take inventory of our own conversational skills and those of our children. Family album photo from 2001, kids range in ages from 1 – 12. Family Fondue Night… a longer…
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The family dinner table is a place to be intentional to develop communication and people skills. Dine together often. And as you do, use it as a time to continually assess communication skills. In yesterday’s blog post I talked about equipping the kids with skills to help in situations where a group conversation may be dominated by…
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Today, I’m going to talk about another type of TRAINING AHEAD: Anticipating potential situations that could occur according to observations in patterns of behavior and specifically training ahead to know how to wisely handle them. Have you ever been with friends where someone dominates the conversation? Or the wife continually interrupts the husband? Or someone “one-ups”…
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