First, I point you to an old post from iMonk (Michael Spencer) called A Prayer for Alex: What to do when your child says he doesn’t believe anymore. Mr. Spencer has excellent advice, I think, for Christian parents whose children reject the faith. I got to this post from Jollyblogger who writes about the same subject here. I have a good friend who is going through the heartache of dealing with a prodigal child. The bottom line of both posts is to pray and not to panic. God is still in control.

Next read about Blake and the classmates who took him to the prom. Thanks to Norma at Collecting My Thoughts for directing me to this story.

Rick Saenz at Dry Creek Chronicles blogs about disciplining a defiant child, and (hallelujah!) he says what I have been unable to put into words ever since I was introduced to Ted Tripp’s Shepherding a Child’s Heart. Mr. Tripp’s book has much good in it, but I have been thinking ever since we studied it that I cannot change anyone’s heart. I can talk about heart attitudes, sometimes discern what is going on in the heart of my child, but I can only change external behavior. Mr. Saenz says it better.

On a lighter note, you can wash your computer keyboard in the dishwasher???? No, I haven’t tried it. Don’t blame me if it doesn’t work, but if you try it, please tell me. It sounds like fun.