So, how do you successfully take a toddler/preschooler to church AND keep your sanity?Well, one of the smartest things I have ever read in the 1000's of parenting books I have read over my long career as a mother was "don't expect your toddler to just intuitively know what behavior is expected when they arrive at church if you haven't taught them, and THIS IS THE IMPORTANT PART: practiced it at home during the week!"So how do you do that? You start with 10 minutes a day, every day, and slowly

So you want to take your innocent little children, wind them up in bubble wrap, and keep away from the perils of this time, and the perils AWAY from them. Me too. Can't be done, though, people!I warn you right now, my life, philosophy and thus this blog will have a religious background. The fact is that Adam fell, and thus brought sin, death and most importantly, Free Agency, to his offspring, which includes you, me and most importantly, OUR CHILDREN. No amount of prayer and fasting can take th

So, what do I know about raising kids now since mine are all grown? I know quite a lot, actually. Just because my kids are grown doesn't mean I don't still pay attention! After all, we still worry about our grandchildren growing up now.I was a teenager during the psychedelic 60's. The kids in our home town towns drank like fish. I never did because I didn't like the taste. One time when I was about 13, I was babysitting for a family that kept liquor in their home. One night, I took the lids off