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| A Thanksgiving Reflection | | Leanne's Blog
| By Leanne on11/22/2007 3:33 AM | |
| | Sometimes it is easy to give thanks and sometimes it is not easy! That is the way life is...I wonder why we all feel guilty when we have a difficult time being grateful. I want to tell you that it is okay to feel however you feel--even on Thanksgiving!! |  | |
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| Answering Our Children's Religious Questions | | Leanne's Blog
| By Leanne on11/18/2007 4:17 AM | |
| | Questions such as, "Did God really make the world in seven days?," "Is every word of the Bible really true?," and, "Why did Aunt Milly die?" often throw parents for a loop. I get lots of calls from panicked parents asking,"What should my answer be?" Relax... |  | |
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| Sabbath during the Holidays | | Leanne's Blog
| By Leanne on11/11/2007 10:43 PM | |
| | The Bible clearly sets forth a commandment from God that we are to observe a day of rest--sabbath. It is the week before Thanksgiving and I already feel myself getting overwhelmed and tense... |  | |
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| Helping or Hurting | | Leanne's Blog
| By Leanne on11/6/2007 6:32 PM | |
| | To us, as adults, children seem helpless and in need of our assistance. But more important than teaching them that we can help them, is teaching them that they can do it themsleves! |  | |
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| Practical Ways to Help Hurting Children and Teens in Times of Hurt | | Leanne's Blog
| By Leanne on10/9/2007 5:39 PM | |
| | As parents and grandparents we have been given a huge responsibility to care for our children physically and emotionally. While caring physically for our children can be a huge concern, it is the times when our children and teens hurt emotionally that cause us the most fear. We often ask, "How can I handle this?" "Am I enough?" After 25 years of working with hurting kids and teens, here is what I can tell you... |  | |
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| Keep growing.... | | Leanne's Blog
| By Leanne on9/20/2007 12:03 AM | |
| | The roses in my little prayer garden are still trying to grow and it reminds me of children and how they thrive even in the worst situations... |  | |
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