Series
One Thing My Parents Did Right
One Thing My Parents Did Right: Redeem Small Moments
As a pastor, my dad has a wealth of spiritual and theological knowledge—and multiple seminary degrees. But he’s never been above bedtime stories with simple truths.
One Thing My Parents Did Right: Model Faithfulness
The example of my dad’s faithfulness helped me to be disciplined and fight for my time with God.
One Thing My Parents Did Right: Ask for Forgiveness
My parents showed me the importance of apologies and verbal forgiveness by asking for my forgiveness when they wronged me.
One Thing My Parents Did Right: A Home Grounded in Reality
Our household didn’t revolve around my desires but around the fixed reality of the world I lived in.
One Thing My Parents Did Right: Teaching in the Home
While homeschooling often gets a bad rap, I’m convinced my parents’ choice has made a drastic difference in my life.
One Thing My Parents Did Right: Giving Gifts
My parents’ unconditional gift giving helped me understand the grace of my heavenly Father.
One Thing My Parents Did Right: Family Devotions
On a trip home from college, I started to see how influential family devotions were in my life.
One Thing My Parents Did Right: Admit Their Sin
This was the first time I remembered my parents apologizing, but it wasn’t the last.
One Thing My Parents Did Right: Teaching Sincere Apologies
I had to learn to own that I wasn’t perfect. Ouch.
One Thing My Parents Did Right: Homeschooling
How her parents’ choice to homeschool led one teenager to the Lord.
One Thing My Parents Did Right: Generous Hospitality
‘Ongoing hospitality was one of the most formative experiences of my childhood.’
