Heather Childers

“And only by God’s grace can we respond in a way that lets our kids know they are free to share their vulnerabilities with us and we will use our power not to wound them but to protect them.”
― Karis Kimmel Murray, Grace Based Discipline: How to Be at Your Best When Your Kids Are at Their Worst

“I’ve heard it explained this way: “Our emotions are a great warning light but a terrible GPS.” In other words, emotions are very real, but how we respond to them makes all the difference in the world.”
― Durenda Wilson, Raising Boys to Men: A Simple, Mercifully Short Book on Raising and Homeschooling Boys

“More than ever, my generation of parents is strapped with the oppression of perfectionism when it comes to raising our kids. It’s a poison pill that society has dealt us and we have freely swallowed.”
― Karis Kimmel Murray, Grace Based Discipline: How to Be at Your Best When Your Kids Are at Their Worst

“Forgiveness goes a long way. Forgiveness doesn’t mean that our mistakes have no consequences. It means that we give one another the things we desperately need but don’t necessarily deserve after we’ve made a mistake—love, value, and hope.”
― Karis Kimmel Murray, Grace Based Discipline: How to Be at Your Best When Your Kids Are at Their Worst