Can I spoil my baby? If I feed my baby on demand am I telling her she is the boss? If I hold my baby to put him down for a nap, am I spoiling him? I have had people ask me these questions a lot. I am sure it’s because I come from
on August 22, 2022
Courtship is Dating with Intention and Accountability
Family . Family Rule Book . ParentingRecently, I reposted about the fact that we don’t allow our children to just date. Since I posted it, many people have asked my husband and I, ” what’s the difference, isn’t dating the same as courting?” I thought I would follow up that post with a little more clarity to our courtship rules and
When I was a child my parents were very organized and routine. I thought all families were until I got old enough to go to my friends’ houses. I think some people just naturally prefer routine and order. I think some of us run to order and routine because the chaos of life is too
Updated:8/16/2022A friend asked me what I would do if my sixteen-year-old daughter asked to have a boyfriend? That is a big question. Another question we get often is, do your kids date or court? I think there is a lot to these questions, but the simple answer is it doesn’t matter what you call it.
on August 9, 2022
Friendship and Beyond, Adult Relationships that Lead to Marriage
Biblical Marriage . Katie's Ramblings . ParentingThis past week I spent the whole week with my extended family. Every year we get together for a week. This is a huge gathering of people coming and going all week. I have sixteen siblings, so you can imagine when we all get together with our children, and their children it is a large