God's Heart is especially tender toward the downtrodden and the defeated. He knows your name and He has seen every tear you have shed.

If you let a child know that you think he is lazy, sloppy, untruthful, unpleasant, and thoughtless, he'll probably prove you are right. Obviously, it is much better to make him stretch to reach a positive image than stoop to match one at ground level.

Real crying usually lasts two minutes or less, but may continue for five. After that point, the child is merely complaining... I would require him to stop the protest crying, usually by offering him a little more of whatever caused the original tears.

Although individual temperaments vary, boys are designed to be more assertive, audacious, and excitable than girls are.

Show me a husband who keeps his thoughts to himself, and I will show you a frustrated wife.

Can't you see the Creator of the universe, who understands every secret, every mystery, sitting patiently and listening to a four-year-old talk to Him? That's a beautiful image of a father.

If homes are going to survive, it will be because husbands and fathers again place their families at the highest level on their system of priorities.