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When the Formula For Raising Your Child Isn't Working

"Train up a child in the way he should go; even when he is old he will not depart from it." Proverbs 22:6

Many of us wrongly interpret this verse and put undue pressure on ourselves to find the perfect formula to raise the perfect child. But God. His ways are better than ours and we can trust Him.

Lynn Cowell shares beautiful wisdom today for all of us moms who feel frustrated that our formula isn't working...

I am so not good with transitions. Can anyone relate? When my toddlers went to school full-time, I grieved. I kept thinking, when would we go to the park? (I have since realized we have thousands of park dates left.) When my teenagers got their license, I grieved when would we have captive conversations in the car? (I have since realized we have thousands of more miles together.)