"God is wonderful about developing our
gifts according to His own schedule for our lives.
He knows which are the years when there is no substitute for parenting.
It's the job that must be done then, not later."
~ Anne Ortlund (from her book, "Children Are Wet Cement")
He knows which are the years when there is no substitute for parenting.
It's the job that must be done then, not later."
~ Anne Ortlund (from her book, "Children Are Wet Cement")
This quote really jumped off the page today, after all that I've been going through in my life here at home with my children and my husband's health, abroad with my family and relatives, and my friends.
In a movie I once heard a widow describe his life by using the term that activity suggests a life. That waves red flags at me. When life gets too busy, children begin looking to others for guidance and entertainment. It is a challenge to keep a watchful eye on each child to promote the proper influence. But I have found just ten minutes with each child lasts a whole week - but to smother them and overprotect them can actually send them packing as well.
Proverbs says to train a child in the way he should go, and when he is grown he will remember it. I find that this is the case with myself, and I value the effort my parents put into my life, coaching me in my journey to adulthood. It has contributed to my character as a mother.
