Posts about family life

The Tension of a Hurried but Holy Life

Posted on January 21, 2014

I have often felt guilty that my life has a lot of hurry in it. Certainly, I always fight to find sabbath for me and my family, and we schedule it so that it happens. Nevertheless, with young children and with ministry I often find that sewn into the very fabric of my call are the hurried threads required to keep together the picture. Those who work with people, many people, will find that needs will not always keep the proper hours.

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In Praise of Boredom...the Gift of Unfilled Time

Posted on January 02, 2014

Dressed as Beatrix Potter, my daughter paints in the garden.

It is not unusual to hear a child say, "I'm bored." But before you consider that comment as an immediate demand on your creative faculties, guide your child to realize the perfect door is open to discover and create. It is only when children are looking for something to do that they fall into the best kind of play, that is, as long as all media is unavailable.

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