Why Does It Matter If Our Kids Get Along? Encouraging our children to be the people God made them to be (Psalm 139:14) is important and in doing so we can potentially reduce sibling rivalry and positively impact their sibling relationships. When children feel valued for who they are as …

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“You’re doing a great job; keep it up!” I found that message in Teams when I logged into work last week. My up-level (sort of mid-level management) took time out of his day to tell me that I was doing a good job. This was very humbling – I know …

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Let’s start the discussion by ensuring we are all on the same page about encouragement. We’ve talked some already about how to encourage our children’s self concept, encouraging their decision making, and encouraging our spouse. Encouragement is also called social support in the communication world. We are letting someone know …

Two Types of General Encouragement & how to use them Read more »