You may not be aware that Parenting Like Hannah is actually a branch of a larger ministry, Teach One Reach One. Recently highlighted by the Points of Light Foundation in its Daily Points of Light Award, Teach One Reach One has resources parents can use, too.
Under the parenting tab on the Teach One Reach One website, you will find links to a free baptism study (with leader’s guide), how to adapt Teach One Reach One activities for families and a link back to Parenting Like Hannah. You can also take a look at the parenting workshops you can bring to your church or community. There is even a link to something we are very excited about developing.
In the near future, we hope to have parenting booklets on a variety of topics – all written at a lower elementary reading level. We want every parent to have access to basic Christian parenting principles written in an easy to understand format. Eventually, we hope to have all of these resources translated into multiple languages.
It happened again today. The morning shows on television were trumpeting the results of some new study “proving” the quality of the time spent with children is more important than the quantity of time. These sorts of reports and studies circulate periodically, reassuring over scheduled, working parents their children will be “just fine” with the few minutes of time a day most spend with them.
If you have been a mom for very long, you understand it is one of the greatest blessings God can give you. That doesn’t mean life is perfect. You wouldn’t trade those little (or big) bundles of joy for anything, but there are some days when you want to jump on the nearest airplane to Hawaii.
by Susie Larson. Billed as a book of blessings, it contains ninety-eight different entries. Each entry has a scripture printed on one page and her blessing for the day on the facing page. Although not specifically written for moms, the blessings definitely cover areas which would encourage any woman whether or not she is a mother.
Over the years, I have worked for several companies. In each case, my first days and sometimes weeks of employment involved some sort of training. One of the companies went to great expense, flying us thousands of miles away and housing and feeding us for a week while we completed their training program. Why was it worth thousands of dollars to that company to train us thoroughly? Because they had learned, well-trained employees were much more effective than those who picked it up by the seat-of-their-pants or used their instincts to learn their job.
Worrying seems to be a natural part of parenting. Those tiny little bundles of joy appear so fragile. Who wouldn’t worry that something might harm one of the greatest blessings you’ve ever been given?Unfortunately, worrying doesn’t diminish as your child grows older and stronger. There are just different things about which to worry. You name it and I’m sure more than one parent has worried about it at some point.
by Jane Rubietta handled the subject. I expected the normal Christian self-help laundry list of things to do to conquer worry in your life. Instead, the author suggested various tools to use regularly in your life to move you away from living in a state of constant worry.