by Brook Wayne

Pouring Into Our Children

Passing our convictions to our children is an amazing, time-consuming, rewarding, eternity-impacting experience… and sometimes downright exhausting. Parents who have a vision to educate their children, not just in academics but also in a Christian worldview, find a purpose much larger than themselves. God wants parents to hold Him first in all aspects of their lives.

God calls parents to train their children for His glory each day. We educate our children in increments. Foundational concepts are laid, and then more complex ideas. The alphabet precedes reading. Addition must be mastered before multiplication. So it is with teaching Scripture to our children (Isaiah 28:10). We begin with who God is, who we are as humans, and right and wrong. Opportunities to teach our children these truths abound in our normal, everyday lives if we look for them.

Triumph Over Tears

by Yvonne Strachan

Every perceived failure I carried as a mother and teacher washed over me like a tidal wave. Collapsing onto my daughter’s bedroom floor, I buried my face in trembling hands. Moments before, I had kissed her goodnight. Her soft, innocent voice stirred memories of all that she had already endured: her fragile start in my womb, life-saving heart surgery as a newborn, and eye surgery at age four.

Now, as I tried to help her through her struggles with processing, math, and fine motor skills, I felt the weight of my inadequacy. I was not trained for this, but the thought of enrolling her in a special program at a school was unbearable.

Was I enough? Could I continue to teach my little girl?