Barnyard Wisdom for Spiritual Parenting Barnyard wisdom is fascinating to observe! I watched Mr. Rooster King Kong strut around protectively with his flock of hens.  He called them to his discovery of a cluster of earthworms by a woodpile.  Then he cried the alarm when a hawk circled.  A mother hen clucked to her brood […]

Enjoying a Goodly Heritage or Leaving a Legacy for Good ~ Which is Better? After living a half world away much of our grandchildren’s childhood, family times hold special meaning for me.  No doubt my growing up years in Africa as a missionary kid, far from family, also contributes to my appreciation for those significant […]

Mothers ~ Society Shapers He referred to her as his angel mother. “God bless my mother; all that I am or ever hope to be I owe to her,” wrote Abraham Lincoln.[1]  Though as a boy he had only brief years and limited memories of her, his ‘angel mother’ references in his later life seem […]

10 Practices for the Family on the PathWay to the Shalom Home The most precious and sacred relationships on earth were instituted by God – marriage and the family. Marriage is so sacred indeed, that God calls it a covenant relationship, and even says it’s like the relationship of Christ to His Bride, the Church.  […]