Sunday School

Before having kids I watched/read excerpts from Shepherding a Child’s Heart by Ted Tripp. The premise that you need to do more than just manage behavior, but get to the heart of what is causing our child’s behavior, made a lot of sense to both Scott and I. And through the years I think we have tried to apply this approach to our parenting. But, there is something very different about reading a book before having kids and reading one with both feet in the trenches.

While walking to the car after church on Sunday, my son proudly showed me his Sunday School papers.  Upon seeing this picture, I assumed what his lesson was about that morning and decided to play a little game with him. “I bet I can guess who this picture is of,” I say jokingly. Being confident in who it is, I decide to joke around with him and intentionally say wrong answers such as “Andrew, James, or Paul.