Parenting Conference

This past weekend we attended a parenting seminar by Paul Tripp, which I would highly recommend if you ever get a chance to attend one. I am not really sure what I expected, but I walked away refreshed, encouraged, and energized about parenting my two little ones. I remember reading a bunch of parenting books when Bailey was younger and reaching a point of enough theory and just needing to wait to be able to put things into practice. Well, this conference was perfectly timed because it is no longer theory for us and it hasn't been for awhile. We actually walked away with practical advice we could put into use and were affirmed about alot of what we were doing and to stay the course. I wish I could have written down all the good quotes I heard there, but here are a few:

"Children do not live by the facts, but by their interpretation of those facts."

"Your child's struggles are your job opportunities and job description."

"Be an instrument of heart changing grace in the little moments of life that God will give you with your children."

"If you aren't intent on placing God in the center of your child's world, then he will place himself there because he wants to be God."

"You have to live with prepared spontaneity."

On a completely different note, a couple days later I heard this beautiful song by Shane and Shane, which I can't get out of my head. It speaks of the same thing Paul Tripp did, in that, everything we do needs to be pointing our kids to their creator- Jesus. Click on the link to enjoy- The One You Need