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Teaching from Atmosphere, Not Circumstances
Have you ever walked into a home and immediately felt something different? A calm, a beauty, even a sense that love lives here—even in the midst of a rambunctious family?...
Teaching from Atmosphere, Not Circumstances
Have you ever walked into a home and immediately felt something different? A calm, a beauty, even a sense that love lives here—even in the midst of a rambunctious family?...
There Is a Fountain of Gladness
Some years ago, I spent a day away from home. When I returned, my six-year-old daughter met me at the door, hardly able to contain herself. "Mom," she exclaimed, "Dad...
There Is a Fountain of Gladness
Some years ago, I spent a day away from home. When I returned, my six-year-old daughter met me at the door, hardly able to contain herself. "Mom," she exclaimed, "Dad...
A Cup of Cold Water
Whoever gives to one of these little ones even a cup of cold water... shall certainly not lose his reward. —Matthew 10: 42 For many years I misunderstood this passage. I...
A Cup of Cold Water
Whoever gives to one of these little ones even a cup of cold water... shall certainly not lose his reward. —Matthew 10: 42 For many years I misunderstood this passage. I...
The Child Who Sees
There is a profound truth hidden in that simple image. Before a child learns the names of flowers, he learns whether flowers matter. Before she can identify a snowdrop or...
The Child Who Sees
There is a profound truth hidden in that simple image. Before a child learns the names of flowers, he learns whether flowers matter. Before she can identify a snowdrop or...
Not by Bread Alone
We do not live by bread alone. Neither do our children. There comes a moment in a mother’s life — sometimes sudden, sometimes slow — when she wakes up. Not...
Not by Bread Alone
We do not live by bread alone. Neither do our children. There comes a moment in a mother’s life — sometimes sudden, sometimes slow — when she wakes up. Not...
Shall Our Children Have Cursive?
There was a time when many educational experts predicted that handwriting would disappear. Computers, tablets, and keyboards seemed destined to replace pencil and paper. Why spend time teaching cursive or...
Shall Our Children Have Cursive?
There was a time when many educational experts predicted that handwriting would disappear. Computers, tablets, and keyboards seemed destined to replace pencil and paper. Why spend time teaching cursive or...