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I was reading a Wall Street Journal article this week about a trend among parents - they come home from work or chores and then sit in their own driveway scrolling on their phones! Their justification? It was their "me" time that they needed before engaging the chaos that awaits inside the home.

I didn't have that experience. When I came home, I could not wait to dive into the chaos of the household, because that is where the ones I love reside! If anything, my bride needed my help, and I should not delay. 

For sure, there is friction in raising children. Mom's feel this especially. In this article (--> here <--) Katie Faris points us to the loving example of a gentle Savior, the Son of an all-powerful but gentle God. He is our encouragement to employ gentleness when parenting provokes non-gentle responses.

He will tend his flock like a shepherd;
he will gather the lambs in his arms;
he will carry them in his bosom,
and gently lead those that are with young. (Isa. 40:11)