Train Up a Child Archives - Missionary Mama https://lauramthomas.com/category/missional-mothering/train-up-a-child/ Missionary Mama Homeschool Blog Fri, 14 Jan 2022 17:48:59 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.1 97442083 The Most Important Work http://lauramthomas.com/2022/01/14/the-most-important-work/ http://lauramthomas.com/2022/01/14/the-most-important-work/#respond Fri, 14 Jan 2022 17:24:21 +0000 http://lauramthomas.com/?p=21735 I sat on the beach and watched the waves form, crest and then roll steadily towards the shore, leaving their mark on the sandcastles before retreating back into the ocean. The kids played alongside the water while doing their own repetitive work of building, tearing...

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]]> http://lauramthomas.com/2021/02/27/what-my-mother-gave-me/feed/ 0 18546 Train Up a Child http://lauramthomas.com/2021/01/22/train-up-a-child/ http://lauramthomas.com/2021/01/22/train-up-a-child/#comments Fri, 22 Jan 2021 18:37:59 +0000 http://lauramthomas.com/?p=21418 Walking (or at many times it has felt like wading) through the challenges of this last year has granted me fresh perspective on the importance of training my children in the truth of God’s Word. Scripture reminds us that “the world is passing away along...

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]]> http://lauramthomas.com/2021/01/22/train-up-a-child/feed/ 2 21418 A Letter to My Dad on Fathers Day http://lauramthomas.com/2020/06/21/an-open-letter-to-my-dad-on-fathers-day/ http://lauramthomas.com/2020/06/21/an-open-letter-to-my-dad-on-fathers-day/#respond Sun, 21 Jun 2020 15:33:33 +0000 http://lauramthomas.com/?p=21179 Dear Dad, Fathers Day comes each year and with it memories of you. Today I reflect and give thanks once again for your life and for all that you have modeled for me and taught me over the years. This letter could never be exhaustive,...

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]]> http://lauramthomas.com/2020/06/21/an-open-letter-to-my-dad-on-fathers-day/feed/ 0 21179 The Gift of Consequences http://lauramthomas.com/2020/01/24/the-gift-of-consequences/ http://lauramthomas.com/2020/01/24/the-gift-of-consequences/#respond Fri, 24 Jan 2020 17:12:24 +0000 http://lauramthomas.com/?p=20835 It was just an ordinary visit to the thrift store. My son seemed happy enough playing with a toy digger truck at the store while we picked out clothes. Upon checking out, he asked if I would buy him the truck and I said, “No,...

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]]> http://lauramthomas.com/2020/01/24/the-gift-of-consequences/feed/ 0 20835 Lessons in Spiritual Transformation with C.S. Lewis http://lauramthomas.com/2019/08/30/lessons-in-spiritual-transformation-with-c-s-lewis/ http://lauramthomas.com/2019/08/30/lessons-in-spiritual-transformation-with-c-s-lewis/#respond Fri, 30 Aug 2019 16:39:27 +0000 http://lauramthomas.com/?p=20798 The Chronicles of Narnia have been a gift to our family as I am sure they have been to many of you. I’ve been thinking today about the transformation of Eustace in Voyage of the Dawn Treader. Lewis writes about this boy, “There was a...

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]]> http://lauramthomas.com/2019/08/30/lessons-in-spiritual-transformation-with-c-s-lewis/feed/ 0 20798 Sticky Faith: The Gift of Parenting in Community http://lauramthomas.com/2019/07/12/sticky-faith-the-gift-of-parenting-in-community/ http://lauramthomas.com/2019/07/12/sticky-faith-the-gift-of-parenting-in-community/#respond Fri, 12 Jul 2019 16:08:19 +0000 http://lauramthomas.com/?p=20750 For children who are raised in a Christian home, what factors are involved in whether or not they continue to walk in the faith as they enter into adulthood? Fuller Youth Institute of Fuller Theological Seminary has conducted research over the last six years on...

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]]> http://lauramthomas.com/2019/07/12/sticky-faith-the-gift-of-parenting-in-community/feed/ 0 20750 Raising Adventurers http://lauramthomas.com/2019/05/17/raising-adventurers/ http://lauramthomas.com/2019/05/17/raising-adventurers/#respond Fri, 17 May 2019 16:20:50 +0000 http://lauramthomas.com/?p=20680 We just did something pretty ambitious – we took our four kids ages 10, 8, 6, and 3 on a European tour of four countries in about 12 days. It was a whirlwind adventure across the ocean for one main purpose:  We long for our...

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