Sarah and Emerson Eggerichs of Love and Respect had a couple of tweets that sum up what is on my heart this Father’s Day: “A righteous man who walks in his integrity – How blessed are his sons after him.” ~Proverbs 20:7 “A good father is one of the most unsung, unpraised, unnoticed and yet…

God says we are not to judge, but I’d venture to say that all of us do. Judgment slips in subconsciously. We think, “He shouldn’t do that!” Maybe the thought is based on the knowledge gained from the Word. We know he will suffer consequences if he continues his action. It seems it’s just a…

I was recently reminded of Jesus’ words, “as you judge, you will be judged.” Someone sought my help for how to deal with her husband. He was so self-centered he never considered her, what she wanted, or what she liked to do. As she talked, she mentioned ways he had considered her, but she had…

Nobody likes pain and we do what we can to avoid it. To me, the most devastating pain is relational pain. When we are offended by someone we love and trust, the pain goes deep. It creates a schism in the relationship—and quickly turns to anger. I’ve observed that many Christians tend to deny having…

I was frustrated. Nothing was going as planned. Distractions kept hindering my progress. I wasn’t angry. Just frustrated. Or so I told myself. However, the dog I kicked and the husband whose head I bit off had other ideas. They experienced anger. I wasn’t angry at them. In fact, I didn’t think I was angry…

Have you been battling anger, but it keeps rearing its ugly head? Have you noticed that the harder you try to not be angry, the more your family retreats? Anger management doesn’t work. Stop fighting anger. The harder you focus on NOT being something, the more you become like it—including being angry. Change your focus.…

When we were young parents, Pop, Robert’s grandfather, said, “You never truly appreciate your own parents until you have one of your own.” There’s some truth to that. You can’t fully appreciate the sacrifice until you have to do it yourself. However, with the recent death of my mother and thinking back on her life,…

A home school mother (we’ll call her Christa), who was frustrated with her inability to conquer anger, shared the following story with me. It had been a stressful morning. Nothing was going right. The four children had been intentionally irritating each other all morning long. Three of the four had already been taken aside for…

The Lord is so good to encourage us when we need it. My schedule is full and my flesh is struggling to keep up. I’ve had to fight to keep my eyes on my Savior, my hope in the Lord, and my energies focused on the work that He prepared for me. In the midst…

It’s said that the strength of a relationship is determined by the quality of the communication in that association. People go on to explain that it’s important for both—or all—of the people in the relationship to be willing to share their opinions or feelings, and important that each be given the opportunity to share. However,…