Children are not casual guests in our home. They have been loaned to us temporarily for the purpose of loving them and instilling a foundation of values on which their future lives will be built.

Children are not casual guests in our home. They have been loaned to us temporarily for the purpose of loving them and instilling a foundation of values on which their future lives will be built.

Sometimes we're so concerned about giving our children what we never had growing up, we neglect to give them what we did have growing up.

As children, if we cut ourselves at the beach, our mothers told us to wash it in the ocean - seawater was always perceived to be clean and healthy. We are seeing ominous signs that this is changing - surfers in California are now advised to have regular hepatitis inoculations and you really don't want to expose an open wound to near shore water. We should begin to worry deeply about the health of the oceans.

My point is that Satan uses our keenest appetites to tempt us.

The first thing guests see when they come to your home is the entry. This is the front door to your home. It should welcome everyone with simple design and a minimum of busy elements.