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1. When Hovering Over Your Children Is a Good Thing says:

   September 18, 2012 at 9:12 am

   [...] I’m not saying we should try to be the Holy Spirit to our children and I’m not saying we need to watch over their every move, ready to correct every last thing they do. On the contrary. We do need the Spirit’s help, and He wants to teach us His ways— to help us respond gently instead of harshly, to cherish them instead of treating them as if they are an inconvenience, to create a home atmosphere of warmth, acceptance, and protection instead of one of yelling, shame or fear, to cover over their sin and immaturity instead of exposing them or making them feel belittled for their mistakes, to move gently instead of always hurrying and rushing about, to be intentional instead of negligent… to point them to God instead of leaving them empty. [...]

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