Joy & Peace in Raising Christian Children

Gary Hausmann

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Gary Hausmann draws on his experiences raising five children to provide biblical keys that unlock a fulfilling and rewarding lifestyle for the entire family.
6.13.22
Gary Hausmann draws on his experiences raising five children to provide biblical keys that unlock a fulfilling and rewarding lifestyle for the entire family.
Gary Hausmann breaks down the challenging and wonderful joy of successful parenting into fundamental building blocks in Joy and Peace in Raising Christian Children.
With rich examples from both his life and his children, each chapter offers the reader proven biblical keys to unlock a fulfilling and rewarding lifestyle for the entire family. Learn how to tackle parenting challenges such as:
• correcting children God’s way
• building mutual love and respect
• family communication
• finances
• ethics for living
The author addresses the Christian’s most vital relationship, fellowship with the heavenly Father, God. This becomes the foundation and springboard for all other relationships in the family and is the key to successful parenting.
Whether you already have children or are thinking about starting a family, you’ll find this book to be an essential reference on raising children in the nurture and admonition of the Lord.

Sujets

• Philosophie et théologie
• Parenting
• Religion

Informations

• Publié par: iUniverse
• Date de parution: 01 août 2022
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9781663241221
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 1 Mo

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Joy & Peace in RAISING CHRISTIAN CHILDREN
 
 
 
 
Gary Hausmann
 
 
 

 
JOY & PEACE IN RAISING CHRISTIAN CHILDREN
 
 
Copyright © 2022 Gary Hausmann.
 
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ISBN: 978-1-6632-3612-8 (sc)
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Library of Congress Control Number: 2022911260
 
 
 
iUniverse rev. date:  07/27/2022
 
To the memory of my beloved wife Mary and my wonderful son Corey, who are awaiting the return of Christ.
 
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Contents
Acknowledgments
Introduction
 
Chapter 1     What is Your Standard?
Chapter 2     Believing
Chapter 3     Doctrine, Reproof, and Correction
Chapter 4     Children are Our Heritage
Chapter 5     The Garden of Your Child’s Mind
Chapter 6     Our Stability
Chapter 7     Fellowship with Your Children
Chapter 8     All Members in Particular
Chapter 9     Put God First
Chapter 10   Our Spiritual Birthrights
Chapter 11   The Renewing of Your Mind
Chapter 12   Eating Right to Live Right
Chapter 13   The Lever of Prayer
Chapter 14   Salted Words and Salted Character
Chapter 15   Etiquette
Chapter 16   An Attitude to Serve and Work
Chapter 17   Life isn’t Fair
Chapter 18   The Art of Communication
Chapter 19   Be Thankful—Always!
Chapter 20   Build the Wall and Be the Watchman
Chapter 21   Biblical Financial Truths
Chapter 22   Listen and Obey
Chapter 23   Making Right Decisions
Chapter 24   Redeeming the Time
Chapter 25   Our Hope
 
Epilogue
Acknowledgments
I am grateful to God for giving me the greatest family a man could ever ask for. To my children Albert (AJ), David, Deanna, and Sarah, thank you for contributing your childhood recollections and for daily filling my soul with joy.
Special thanks to Sheri Hizny, who was instrumental in my editing. Thank you, Alicia Hausmann, Ann Highsmith, Teresa Guigou, Ellen Schwartz, Beverly Kreis, and Aleta You, for your help, and to all my brothers and sisters in Christ who supported me along the way.
Thank you, Shelley Savoy, for helping with the cover design.
Thanks to the ministry who taught me the accuracy of God’s Word, and how to apply His wonderful principles in life.
Introduction
To me, God and His Word stand par excellence! His Word simply is . My children are my best friends. They are all standing Christians, for which I am so thankful. To be able to have sweet, loving fellowship with your children as you grow older is an absolute blessing, and one only a parent can fully comprehend.
As a Jewish child growing up in the Bronx, I never imagined I would end up where I am today. That is the wonder of life. My neighborhood wasn’t too rough, but being a tall child kept me from getting beat up—most of the time. In the 1960s and 1970s, kids were mean at times. That is a constant. I saw how nice they can be, and I also know how ugly and cruel they can be. I pondered what I would do if I ever had to raise children.
I came from a small family, having one older sister. We were raised in a mostly secular household. Our parents were loving, and they made sure I received my bar mitzvah. This is a ceremony in which a Jewish boy becomes a man at age thirteen. Back then, one couldn’t drink or join the military until eighteen years of age, and I didn’t feel grown up. I was able to fake it on many occasions, such as getting into adult movie theaters, based solely on my physical appearance. In those days, no one would ask for an ID. I became good at practicing how to fake it till you make it . Later on in life, I learned this was the principle of believing, which is one of the greatest laws to understand in life. Other than Passover, my family never attended synagogue, and thus never practiced any religious teachings, just a few traditions. Like most, my definition of family was built on how I was raised.
My interests, like most teenagers, were engrossed in the basics: myself, partying, and adventures. Cities like New York can be quite the playground, and I took advantage of it. I would stay out through the wee hours of the morning at nightclubs. My high school was an intense place, and my college was somewhat calmer. I became interested in many things, including music, art, and science. I loved oceanography, which was why after graduating from college with a bachelor of science I joined the navy. Off I went into the military, leaving the big-city life behind and heading to Pensacola, Florida. Like the apostle Peter, whose profession began on a boat, I ended up on an aircraft carrier.
My world completely changed in 1980, when I met a wonderful woman of God who became my wife. Her name was Mary. She was ex-army, military police, and the oldest of her siblings—eight total, between two fathers. She was independent yet willing to submit to authority, and she was headstrong yet compassionate. She was versatile in her artistic abilities as well as having an abundant amount of good sense. She was raised Roman Catholic; however, like me, she never got entangled in religious trappings. We were always together. To borrow a phrase from the movie Forrest Gump , “Mary and me was like peas and carrots.”
We married two years later, in 1982, and we didn’t marry in any church, but a park. Why? Because I thought it would be cool. What if it rained? I confessed it wouldn’t. At this point in my life, I was set on doing things my way and kept applying that principle of believing (see chapter 2). We had our first son, AJ, a year later. When it was Mary and me, we were a couple. Life was simple. Once our child entered our world, we became a family, and life became different. I am one of those organized, logical folks. I make lists, and I like to be in control. This, of course, is an illusion because no one can control life. I saw that I could control myself, but all else was out of my hands.
Mary seemed fine and content with what she knew, but not me. I was missing something. Later on, I realized I was missing truth. I had a thirst that could only be quenched by it. After discussing this idea of religion and how we should raise our children, we decided we needed to attend a church so that we could learn more. Honestly, it was me who drove this quest. I was spiritually lost, and it was bothering me. I realized we both needed something solid that we could rely on, especially with a child to raise. I had no exposure to this endeavor. Mary, at least, was used to training her brood of siblings.
Aboard the naval vessel I drove, there were ocean navigation charts that were reliable for travel. To travel in this new