Trusting Your Children

Posted on May 8, 2012 by David Purvis

Nothing brings out the best in a person like having someone believe in him and trust him with responsibility. Jesus pointed this out. He said the way we grow is by being given responsibility. Luke 16 says, “Whoever can be trusted with a little can also be trusted with a lot … And if you cannot be trusted with things that belong to someone else, who will give you things of your own?”

Wise leaders and parents understand this principle. People respond to responsibility. Kids respond to responsibility. We all need places where we are trusted, where we can grow, develop, and prove ourselves. The only way you can learn the life skill of responsibility is by being given the opportunity to show responsibility.  Read more...

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Resist–Suffer

Posted on April 17, 2012 by David Purvis

When we resist the Holy Spirit’s leading, our relationship with the heavenly Father will suffer, and our influence and service will be negatively affected. But if we cooperate with the transformation process, we’ll discover that God’s power to change lives will be visible in our brokenness.

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Overcoming The Problems Of Homeschooling As A Single Parent

Posted on April 17, 2012 by David Purvis

Homeschooling presents particular problems for single parents, and many dismiss the idea as simply being impractical. Thousands of single parents do however home school their children because the problems are more often quite simple to overcome.

Homeschooling is not an easy option at the best of times but if you are a single parent then you may be tempted to simply dismiss the idea as being impossible. Before you do so you should know that there are literally thousands of single parents of both sexes homeschooling their children today and doing so very successfully.  Read more...

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Provision

Posted on April 16, 2012 by David Purvis

As we recognize the Lord’s provision during trials, we can genuinely express gratitude. Doing so will enable us to fix our eyes on Him rather than on our circumstance. We often don’t know what the purpose is for each ensuing trial, but we do know that our God is good and trustworthy.

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Assessing Priorities In Your Parenting

Posted on April 16, 2012 by David Purvis

Below are six questions you can talk to those around you as a parent, your children, extended family, friends, clergy, counselors, or any other member of your parenting support network to get a better idea of how well you’re managing your work-life balance, as well as how you might be able to improve it. 

1. What are the top three priorities in my life right now?

Think about what you spend the most time, energy, and money doing. If you give it some thought, you might be surprised to find that some of the things you thought were very high priorities get moved to the back burner when other things come up. 

2. On a scale of 1 (not at all satisfied) to 10 (completely satisfied), how satisfied am I with each of these areas of my life?  Read more...

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