• Heartprints

    Nehemiah teaches us how to handle the Backyard Bullies

    Nehemiah is not the only one who faced backyard bullies who used their strength or power to intimidate the weaker Jerusalemites.  Joshua and Jabez did as well. Bully's tactics begin as a low rumble and escalate to a roar! They are jealous, angry, scornful, mockers who plant invidious ideas and thoughts to distract and scare.  Our children meet these backyard bullies with their taunts and scary words. They meet them when they are faced with pressure to log on and be a part of the social media scene. Help them to see and understand that bullies are like that because essentially bullies are scaredy cats who are all bluff and…