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School Is Back In Session

Tuesday, September 2nd, 2008

Ahh, the start of school.  Once again our streets are filled with yellow school busses, crossing guards and
children in backpacks.  This time each year parents turn over their beloved little ones to be shapped and molded by well trained adults who spend a good amount of time carefully planning what they will teach those children.
Each [...]

The Importance of Grandparents, Part 2

Monday, April 28th, 2008

Andrew, my oldest of 4 children, who by the way is getting married in a week, was in 7th grade.  As with so many boys that age he decided that home work was an option.  Despite the best attempts of teachers his mother and even his educator father, Andy continued to have missing homework assignments [...]

The Importance of Grandparents

Sunday, April 20th, 2008

It was another busy morning in the life of the Strohm family.  At that time in our lives my wife, four children and I moved out of our three bedroom home into a 5 bedroom one and added my wife Ellen’s parents and grandmother to the household.
This particular daybreak the house was filled with bodies [...]

The Three Legged Stool

Monday, March 31st, 2008

I have been reading the book Prude by Carol Platt Liebau.  It has been a real eye opener for me.  As the father of three girls I have been angered at how a large portion of our culture has bombarded our girls with message after message telling them that only sad, unintelligent, ugly people keep [...]

Some things God Does Not Want Us To Know

Monday, March 24th, 2008

Years ago when I would study a subject I would gather as many Scriptures on the subject as I could.  I would then read and re-read those Scriptures until I could see a clear pattern or a clear Biblical instruction.
Here are some Scriptures on what God does not want us (or our children) to know.
I [...]

Are All Children Of Value?

Monday, March 24th, 2008

Chuck Colson has written a very powerful article on the value of babies.  I urge you to read it.
The Infanticide Protocol
May God’s grace and peace be with you,
Mark Strohm

Merry Christmas

Monday, December 24th, 2007

May God’s love, so powerfully shown to us through sending His son to earth, be made real to you and your family this Christmas.
Mark and Ellen Strohm

Protect Your Children From Porn

Friday, December 21st, 2007

CBN recently published an excellent article on protecting your children from Porn.  I highly recommend you read the article.  The article both warns you where to look for porn and gives steps to take to protect your children.
http://www.cbn.com/family/parenting/PornLookout.aspx
May God’s grace and peace be with you,
Mark Strohm

Parenting Isn’t For Cowards

Sunday, November 4th, 2007

As a school principal, I meet with parents weekly who talk to me about their difficulties in parenting. Boys getting into punching matches while dad is away on business, girls sneaking online to post swear words on their friend’s sites, children stealing items from stores, and the list goes on. I listen to parents of [...]

School and Routines

Tuesday, October 2nd, 2007

In counseling with parents whose families are suffering from lack of routines, I have observed that they often believe the circumstances that lead to the chaos are outside of their control. While life’s circumstances occasionally force us to put aside routines for a time, typically those circumstances are temporary. It is often within our power [...]

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