Archive for the ‘Parenting’ Category
The First First Day of School
Posted by MK | Filed under Parenting
And there he goes. Joshua is off for his very first first day of school. And I’m trying to hold it together.
Both Jana and I though we wouldn’t be “those” parents. But guess what? We are them. Big time. Those parents that cry when their kid steps into the classroom. Those parents who sit by [...]
Nothing Reveals Your Self-Centeredness Like Parenting
Posted by MK | Filed under Parenting
News flash, right? If you’ve got kids, you know what I’m talking about.
But specifically, I am being reminded right now of my selfishness as we do what many parents do as their kids grow up – help them find their “thing.” The “thing” in question could be anything: baseball, dance, painting, playing the piano, academics [...]
Teaching Your Children to Manage Money
Posted by MK | Filed under Parenting
We’ve been told that one of the skills a kid is expected to have as they go into kindergarten is an awareness of money. So we’ve been doing counting drills, making change, and other stuff like that with Joshua lately. But it’s got to go bigger than that. More than that. He’s got to learn [...]
Porn, Kids, and Parenting
Posted by Michael K. | Filed under Current Events, Parenting
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Brothers, We Were Made For This.
Posted by Michael K. | Filed under Parenting, Theology
There is a huge difference in trying really hard to be something, and realizing suddenly that you are something. When I first got married, I found myself trying really hard to be the right kind of husband. The same thing happened when I became a father. But the gospel is applicable, here too, and it [...]
3 Reasons Why Discipline is Harder Than Punishment
Posted by Michael K. | Filed under Parenting
The other day I asked a friend of mine who also has 3 young children how much time, as a percentage, he spends in disciplining his kids. “85%” was the answer he gave. My response?
“Really? That little?”
As a parent, you have to be engaged in the discipline of your kids in one form or another. [...]
Parenting Lessons I'm Learning from Baseball
Posted by Michael K. | Filed under Parenting
Last weekend, I wrote a post about the beginning of our 5-year-old’s baseball career. It did not start out in a shining way. Joshua hasn’t had alot of practice playing baseball, so he doesn’t yet understand how to field a ground ball, why you “run through” first base, or why you have to hit the [...]
And The Gender of Baby 3 Is…
Posted by Michael K. | Filed under Parenting
I was planning on posting a follow-up related to yesterday, but felt like this news takes precedent.
So far, we’ve got the boy. And the girl. Looks like we’re welcoming another boy in January. The scales have tipped, Joshua. Start making a list of manly changes that need to be made around the house… I’ll be [...]
5 Things True About Every Child
Posted by Michael K. | Filed under Parenting, Theology
From Desiring God:
There are five things that you must know about the children you minister to. These must always be the backdrop to the ministry you provide as an ambassador of Jesus Christ.
1. They were created by God to be revelation receivers.
They were never wired to figure life out on their own. You’ll never ever [...]
The Wisdom of God and Sea World (Part 2)
Posted by Michael K. | Filed under Leukemia, Parenting, Theology
After a night in the ER and half a day in the hospital, I had a chance to cool off. And I knew that I had some things to be sorry for. Most specifically, I felt as though my attitude had called the wisdom of God into question.
Isn’t that what we do when we complain? [...]