Because parenting is so

stressful, it is hard to resist the temptation to respond emotionally to

our children when they misbehave. Is it possible to achieve scream-free

parenting? It is when you realize you cannot control your kids, but you

can control yourself.

Because parenting is so

stressful, it is hard to resist the temptation to respond emotionally to

our children when they misbehave. Is it possible to achieve scream-free

parenting? It is when you realize you cannot control your kids, but you

can control yourself.

Parenting is one of the most frustrating roles in life. It is one that is rife with many questions and very few answers. Can we successfully put together the puzzle pieces of our kid's lives that will help them become a healthy, mature individual? The answer is yes, but we must start with firm relational foundations.

Parenting is one of the most frustrating roles in life. It is one that is rife with many questions and very few answers. Can we successfully put together the puzzle pieces of our kid's lives that will help them become a healthy, mature individual? The answer is yes, but we must start with firm relational foundations.

AHA happens when we are suddenly awakened to our sin, we become brutally honest about how we got into that sin, and then we take steps of repentance towards the Father's house. But does your AHA story end there? If it does you are missing out on the greatest part of God's story for you - the celebration!

AHA happens when we are suddenly awakened to our sin, we become brutally honest about how we got into that sin, and then we take steps of repentance towards the Father's house. But does your AHA story end there? If it does you are missing out on the greatest part of God's story for you - the celebration!

In the past few weeks we have talked about a sudden awakening and brutal honesty, but AHA only happens when the third element of immediate action is present. This is the part of AHA we all struggle with the most. We don't mind the awakening and it may hurt to be honest, but to get up and do something is what we refuse. Getting up and doing something immediately is the only response that will bring us back to the Father's house.

Most of us have an easy time being honest with others about their issues, but can we be honest with ourselves? It does us no good to be awakened to our circumstances if we can't be honest with ourselves about how we got ourselves into them. The second step of any AHA experience will require brutal honesty with yourself.

Have you ever been awakened suddenly? These awakenings are never pleasant or welcome, but they are necessary sometimes. One of the key ingredients to AHA is a sudden awakening - one that awakens us to where we were, where we are, and where we could be.

Have you ever been awakened suddenly? These awakenings are never pleasant or welcome, but they are necessary sometimes. One of the key ingredients to AHA is a sudden awakening - one that awakens us to where we were, where we are, and where we could be.