Parenting is filled with so many awful decisions. The consequences of our decisions regarding the little ones in our care feels almost overwhelming if one begins to contemplate for too long all the possible repercussions.
Discipline, nutrition, immunization, education and socialization are a couple areas that I have been having to make some decisions about recently.
When to discipline and when to let something slide. That fine balance between raising a brat or a child that is surrounded by the word “no” so that the word looses it’s impact.
Nutrition is a big worry for me as I look at how skinny my active little boy is. I can feel every rib in his chest! Now that he is teething he is eating even less! What to give him that he can eat that won’t hurt his sore, bleeding gums but is packed full of healthy fat and carbohydrates?
To get the flu shot or not to get the flu shot. I have decided after doing some research, not to get either the seasonal flu shot or the H1N1 shot. But what if my son gets the flu?
All these worries and concerns! But then, I take a deep breath, and pray about it all. Suddenly all these little things of life go back to being little, and I start focusing on the big things.
How can I nurture love and respect for his God in my little son? How can I make more time for Bible study in my life?
God will look after us. I just need to put my trust in him.
What does it matter if Asaph can swim? Will it get him into the kingdom?
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