"Sunshine without rain is the recipe for a desert." - Arab Proverb
- "Sacred parenting matures the parent by inviting us to choose service and character for our children over pain-free living."
- "Safe, compliant kids - with an empty core...Instead of virtue we talk about accomplishment...seeking happiness over holiness."
- "I want them to see the value in taking a risk, in overcoming challenges that at first seemed too big to manage, in learning how to rebound from failure without giving up."
- "In what we stress with our children, we reveal the true passion of our own hearts."
- "Main thing" of parenting...."praying, working and striving for our children's salvation"...and they "will become servants of the gospel of Jesus Christ."
- Ask your child..."What do you think your daddy and mommy feel most passionate about?"..."If the gospel doesn't come to mind, they may have picked up that we really care about avoiding embarrassment over their behavior, having a clean house, getting them into the best schools, or having a straight-A report card to boast about in the Christmas letter."
- "Our kids probably best reveal whether or not our hearts are mirroring what God desires us to be."
- "Mimic your heavenly father, who courageously allowed his Son to suffer, knowing their relationship would survive."
- "We also rejoice in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance; perseverance, character; and character, hope." Romans 5:3
- I do not wish away the parts of life that were hard.
- "I need to allow my kids to face challenges, failure, rejection, and pain, and then teach them to use these seemingly negative events to fuel their sense of mission and to foster their dependence on God." This is my prayer.
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