Inspirational Parenting » Spiritual Parenting

To Summer at Eighteen

Steve Meineke — Tue, 24 Aug 2010 01:41:50 +0000

November 1994

Dear Summer,

Eighteen years ago I stood looking at you—fresh-born—through the big glass window in the hospital nursery, watching the nurses try to count your tiny toes. Minutes old, you were bright-red-screaming-at-the-top-of-your-lungs unbounded life, squirming and kicking in every direction—quite a challenge to those toe-counting nurses. How I wanted to reach through the window, to [...]

Meredith and Abbey

Admin — Tue, 13 Jul 2010 04:48:54 +0000

It is not known who replied, but there is a beautiful soul working in the dead letter office of the US postal service.

Our 14 year old dog, Abbey, died last month. The day after she died, my 4 year old daughter Meredith was crying and talking about how much she missed Abbey.. She [...]

Reevaluating the New Year

JoyH — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 07:23:13 +0000

It’s that time of year again. What is it that you are planning to work on? What is it in your life that you have decided needs to change? What things need your attention? This time of the year forces us to take stock of our lives, besides the incredible media push to discuss our [...]

Let Us Labor For An Inward Stillness

Jeff — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 04:12:18 +0000

Let us labor for an inward stillness– An inward stillness and an inward healing. That perfect silence where the lips and heart Are still, and we no longer entertain Our own imperfect thoughts and vain opinions, But God alone speaks to us and we wait In singleness of heart that we may know His will, and in the silence of our spirits, That [...]

A Parent’s Prayer

author unknown — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 21:47:52 +0000

Now I lay me down to sleep, I pray my sanity to keep. For if some peace I do not find, I’m pretty sure I’ll lose my mind.

I pray I find a little quiet, Far from the daily family riot. May I lie back and not have to think About what they’re stuffing down the sink,

Or who they’re with, or where [...]

The Thick of Autumn

JoyH — Sun, 07 Jun 2009 01:40:15 +0000

The cold air hits me hard in the face. We are in the thick of autumn, in its entire splendor. I smell coffee (because I always smell coffee, it is my constant companion along with my Lord!) and I’m pleasantly perked up by the chill. We’re off to somewhere each and every day. There are [...]

Peeking Through

JoyH — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 05:43:21 +0000

My grand plans dissolved this morning as my 2 year old Elijah looked up and asked “Put the radio on?” I chose a college station and was pleasantly surprised by some Christian hip-hop as Eli donned his sister’s purple headband (all the better for dancing, I suppose) and proceeded to bust a move for a [...]

Catching Rainbows

JoyH — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 01:21:03 +0000

Last week, my Eli, 4, set about filling a jar full of water on the front walk. I asked him what he was doing, and he said he was going to catch a rainbow. He thought about it, and it was the first sunny day in what had seemed like weeks. He spent the better [...]

Back to the Newborn: My Experience with Time Travel

Taz — Thu, 28 May 2009 06:40:29 +0000

I’ve always fancied time travel. When I was younger, I wanted to travel into the future. I dreamed that life at 30 would be sophisticated; I would dab Coco Chanel on my wrists before stepping out of my New York City apartment for a glass of champagne with friends. Now I long to travel into [...]

Grateful for April

JoyH — Thu, 28 May 2009 02:28:34 +0000

Spring brings little friends to fill our backyard while we big people mostly do the yard chores that usher in the new season. As winter reluctantly gives way to spring around here, things get hopping outside. OUTSIDE! Yay! Sun and wind and smiles (and the house stays cleaner because they are outside!) “Whatcha doin?” they [...]