You may have heard the phrase “he/she has to learn everything the hard way.”  I’ve surely had my share of things that I’ve learned the ‘hard way.’  If we can learn from other peoples’ mistakes and experiences we save ourselves a whole lot of trouble, experience more joy in our lives and are so much more effective in our influence.

As a newlywed (four years before God blessed us with our first child) I went to a laundromat each week and observed parents interacting with their children.  I learned mostly ‘what not to do’ as a mom in that setting. By the time our first child was born, my husband and I had formulated our own policies.  We were going to be great at childrearing!

Then came number two child and number three.  In concert Bill Gaither said he and his wife thought they knew all about child-rearing with number one.  With number two child, they began to have some doubt about how good they were at it.  When number three came, it erased all doubt that they ever knew anything about it at all.  I could certainly identify.

Through the years of married life and parenting, I have dedicated my life to the study of human behavior and interaction reading and studying hundreds of books and materials.

As I have grown older, I have realized more and more my inadequacies as a parent, wife and believer, but if I continue to learn from other’s blunders and victories I can enjoy more blessings!  That is the premise of my blog:  to share things that have worked for me, what I have learned along the way, and also to share mistakes I have made to help others avoid making the same.

Titus 2:3-4