Tag Archives: sons

What are the character traits of effective Christian adults?

Posted on December 1, 2015 by Heart of the Matter

  Parenting is not an exact science, to be sure. When our children are young and we are in the trenches, doing the day-to-day work of it, we don’t often step back to think about the character outcomes that we … Continue reading →

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A letter to our daughter-in-law

Posted on November 18, 2015 by Heart of the Matter

Dear sweet daughter-in-law, You’re the calm to his crazy—the yellow light to his green. You’re the planner of his perpetual parade. You laugh at his jokes and deflect his teasing with giggles and grace. You are intelligent, athletic, and beautiful—excited and … Continue reading →

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Parenting an Introverted Child

Posted on November 6, 2015 by Heart of the Matter

As my husband and I sat on the beach soaking up the sun on one of our many family beach days, our son, Nathan, ten years old at the time, stood in line 25 yards away at the beachside hotdog stand. We had … Continue reading →

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