Train with this thought continually before your eyes: The soul of your child is the first thing to be considered. In every step that you take about them, in every plan and scheme and arrangement that concerns them, do not leave out that mighty question, “How will this affect their souls?”
– J.C. Ryle, The Duties of Parents

“The Lord does not measure out our afflictions according to our faults,
but according to our strength,
and looks not to what we deserve,
but what we are able to bear.”
~George Downame (1560-1634)

Enough to Go Around

I found this post on Femina particularly encouraging.

wiser words

I’d like to direct your attention to a post here by our lovely pastor’s wife. I’m not usually one for linking to other’s posts, but Mrs. Wilson addresses the topic of family holidays with more gracious wisdom and experience than I was able to, and I’d encourage you to check it out and take it to heart. I especially liked her exhortation to “bestow your attention and lavish your time on your parents”.