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The Sacredness of Your Child’s Imagination: Part II: Practicalities

Posted on March 16, 2018

Portcullis at Hever Castle

It is a heavy responsibility to be the primary gatekeeper for your children’s imaginations until they grow up to be old enough to take on the responsibility themselves. Their imaginations are priceless treasures that you are given the opportunity to shape and guide so that they have a rich inner life.

This is the second part to a post that casts the vision for the battle we are in for our children’s imaginations. Please read or re-read that post so that this does not seem like a list of heavy burdens or rules. It is the vision that motivates all our choices.

The Sacredness of Your Child’s Imagination: Part I

Posted on June 15, 2017

In the middle of the night, my six year old came into our bedroom wanting to crawl into bed with us, saying he had had a very bad dream. When I cuddled him close I asked him if he wanted to tell me about it. He said he didn’t want to tell because it was so upsetting. I prayed for him and assured him of his safety. But he could not fall asleep again. He whispered, “When I close my eyes, the evil man is still alive.”