I have to admit, I’m writing this post out of “lessons learned” and not “knowledge of.” Anymore, I find that most of the content on this blog originates from this place. This is especially true when it comes to parenting.
I’ll admit it: as a family living deep in suburbia, we tend to forget our blessings and complain at times. Even my wife and I will lose our focus and start to complain over meaningless or trivial things. We try to model humility and gratefulness for our children but, who are we kidding, we blow it all the time.
I wrote this post last summer while on vacation in North Carolina with my family. If there’s one lesson I continue to learn it’s that quality time with my family is a very important thing. In fact, it’s the most important thing.
Last week I was meeting with a young couple who are getting married this fall. As we talked about their wedding, and the type of ceremony they would like to have, we also spent some time talking about married life and some lessons I’ve learned over 14 years of marriage.
In our parenting life, we’ve had more dark days than days of light. The amount of times we’ve felt like giving up and laying down are simply uncountable.
Question: What is the most loving thing you can say to (or do with) a child who routinely makes terrible choices or demonstrates a pattern of poor behavior?
