I’ve been re-reading Shepherding a Child’s Heart as part of discussion for our school’s once-a-month fellowship for moms. So many familiar truths, yet such needed reminders. To shepherding a child’s heart is an ever work in progress…for both child and parent. It’s really not enough for us to read a book, take a class, or join a group, one time in our lives, and expect lasting consistency in our mindset and practice. As parenting is a refining work that shapes us as parents, and conforms our hearts closer to the Shepherd as well, we must be on guard and reminded daily through God’s word and solid resources. Here are some reminders for me (and hopefully for you!) today: …if you teach your child to obey and to perform for approval from you and from others, you presnet an unbiblical objective….People will respond well to a child who obeys, but you […]