Follow my new Twitter account for quick tips at @nanaqueenbee6 Sometimes when we parent, the characteristics we desire to train into our children – those that Jesus taught us – make us feel like we are going against the culture of the day. We feel like we are swimming upstream and against the current. Have you ever seen the videos of salmons swimming upstream against all odds trying to reach their goal? If the goal is worth reaching, it is…..
When babies are little, it’s fun to hear those first few words ever spoken. I know of one mother who was sad that her son’s first words were “no, no”. I think, maybe she was a consistent disciplinarian; even those words are darling when spoken by a little one. Some of my babies’ first words (after “mama” and “dada”) were “da-du” (thank you).