Redeeming The Time As Parents

I recall conducting family visitation as an elder with a young family several years ago, and in our discussion, I asked a question to the young mother who, together with her husband, was in the midst of raising several younger children. The question was whether she was able to rejoice in the Lord and in His ways for her. Her response began with tears that slowly ran down her cheeks and then the confession that she often felt so inadequate as a wife and as a mother. Although I immediately wished...