Last week I posted about using a Family Mission Statement to guide the teaching of the Word to our children. Here is how we did this, in our family. We started with a statement: The Lafont family seeks to glorify God in all that we do, remembering that each thought, word and action is our ... read more
A Handy Tool from The Family Workshop
I was talking to a friend at Bible study last night about the difficulty of finding Christian parenting books that provide good practical application of scripture to family life. There are lots of great books that minister to us when we HEAR what they have to say...but it can be hard to find one ... read more
More Music and Life Lessons…
So my little man is doing much better in guitar! He had some trouble with getting the rhythm and some of it stemmed from his strong will...I can't imagine where he got that... So here is the answer to a mother's prayer: the guitar teacher, Mr. Anderson, took Josh's troubles to heart. He really ... read more
To What End?
So we continue to move through this discussion of Purpose. We have discussed our Individual Purpose: to reflect His Image. Glorifying Him is to look like, think like, speak like...love like, forgive like, sacrifice like the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit. And do you remember when I shared ... read more
Muscle Memory
So my sweet boy has been struggling with guitar lately. He is 8. Has been taking guitar for about 2 years or so. He. Has. Hit. A. Wall. Or maybe it is more accurate to say that he has built a wall and run, smack, into it. Too bad...I know how easy it is it is to build a wall like that, brick by ... read more
Forgiveness & Reconciliation Part 3
Strive for peace with everyone, and for the holiness without which no one will see the Lord (Hebrews 12:14) So this week I have been sharing about the importance of forgiveness and reconciliation to our own spiritual walk. We must seek forgiveness from the LORD and reconciliation with Him in order ... read more
Biblical Parenting
Today I am just giving you my own thoughts. I say they are my thoughts but in fact they are shaped by the Word of God, my experiences and a wonderful book called Shepherding a Child's Heart. I also recommend a great book called Teach Them Diligently: How to Use Scriptures in Child Training. Here ... read more
