(Un)Common Law
December 25, 2018
Parents write in with their questions regarding teaching their kids to share, while still respecting their rights to personal property.
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Six Ways Parents Destroy Their Children Without Trying
It is difficult to train up a child in the way he should go, and some very good and sincere people fail.
Too Young to Spank?
When is a child too young to spank? The answer is obviously dependent on your definition of the word “spank.”
Obsessions
Men are a different sort of people that are very hard for us more emotionally-balanced females to understand. To prove this statement I would like to bring to your attention one very bad male quirk. They become obsessed with…
Spank and Save a Child
According to the research, children spanked up to the age of 6 were likely as teenagers to perform better at school and were more likely to carry out volunteer work and to want to go to college than their peers who had never been physically disciplined.
A Wise Woman Builds Her House
A wise woman doesn’t take anything for granted. She is thankful to be loved and seeks to make herself more lovely.
Cloistered Homeschool Syndrome
The Foger family came to stay with us one spring about 12 years ago while they were on furlough from Mozambique.
The Will To Dominate
The following article deals with a very important subject that we have touched on before but never discussed in detail—a child’s will to dominate. I chose this letter because it so clearly represents the many letters we receive.
Lazy Husbands, Hungry Kids and Hopeful Wives
Facing homelessness, a concerned mother of toddlers asks what her response should be to a husband that stays on the computer, sleeps and leaves bills unpaid. Michael Pearl examines the circumstance in light of Scripture.
The Jezebel Profile
When the name Jezebel comes to mind, most of us see the painted face of a seductively dressed woman gazing into the eyes of a man who lacks good sense. The Bible portrays Jezebel in a different light.
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Blessings
If I had my life to live over again, knowing all that I know now, I would do many things differently; but having lived in the blessings of God, I cannot imagine being more blessed or having any more joy and satisfaction out of life.
(Un)Common Law
Parents write in with their questions regarding teaching their kids to share, while still respecting their rights to personal property.
Mistaken Identity: Serving vs. Enabling
What is the difference between serving and enabling? Can a wife honor her husband and be a good help meet without enabling poor behavior?
Sitting Practice
Mama, do you enjoy being in a church service? Implement sitting practice and you’ll never miss another one!
The Most Gracious Miss Grace
Miss Grace lived in a tiny apartment adjoining my grandmother’s big rambling home. I remember many times sitting at her small, fold-down table having a cup of tea from one of her tiny tea cups.
Love Grooming
Although I am not in Ryder’s life like I was with the previous children, he still knows that we all love Mama Pearl and Big Papa. I have not earned his love. I have not won his heart. But his mama makes sure that we love each other just as dearly as the love we share with the other children. She uses a beautiful technique that I call Love Grooming.
Rescued Raptor
Ever since I was a young girl, I wanted a raptor (bird of prey) for a pet. I just never thought it would be a vulture. Yep, you heard me right. I have a pet vulture.
Humility Sought is Humility Lost
The lack of humility is an evil; but the presence of humility is not a virtue.
Instilling Hope
There are no expectations in life that are worth taking away a child’s hope. Reading, writing, and arithmetic are foolish endeavors compared to eternal joys, thanksgiving, hope, and charity.
Nagging Wives and Hurtful Husbands
“I struggle with being a nagging wife. I have been married seven years, and it seems we fight a lot more than we used to. how can I stop nagging?”
