DanesSong

A new year. New challenges!

I'm finding that my greatest challenge recently is parenting. It's not a problem, it's a challenge. The challenge is to uniquely raise my boys to best be who they are in Christ. To do that I have to be like the guy from the kids movie: "How To Train Your Dragon" What did he do? Became a student. He used observation to see what would happen. It's a challenge to do the same with my boys. At every age level there is something new or a different quirk to them. One year they love mac-n-cheese, the next it's an abomination to their taste buds! One kid loves omelets while the other won't eat an egg unless it's for supper (on rare occasion). One kid is so tender that I have to be careful not to crush his spirit by sarcasm. The other kid is so demanding that I have to be careful not to crush his spirit by always saying "NO!". :)
I'm always learning "on the job" as a parent. I keep hearing, "Enjoy those days. They will soon be over." I know that and am trying to enjoy them. I also realize that as I seek to shape their lives I know that my life is being changed too. And it's ALL good. :)