Tiffany’s Reviews > Habits of the Household: Practicing the Story of God in Everyday Family Rhythms > Status Update

"... most often, the way we heal is through organized conversation. Sometimes we call it counseling, sometimes therapy, sometimes having someone who listens, sometimes it's repentance and forgiveness - but in all cases, it comes through another human being who will look you in the eye and talk to you the right way. You cannot save your children from pain.... But...we teach them the healing power of conversation."

"Understanding grace in the story of God means that we understand that our mess doesn't stand in the way of connecting with God, it is the means by which we connect with God. Hiding our mess always ends up meaning we hide from God. But bringing our mess to Jesus is the beginning of faith."

Really really loving this book

"Discipline without love is punishment for an act, but discipline as discipleship is training a child to become self reflective....This means asking questions that lead them from knowing "what they did" to understanding why they did it....I usually use three "whats": (1) What did you do? (2) What did you think was going to happen when you did that? (3) What did you want the other person to feel when you did that?"