• Heartprints

    Love and Discipline

    What do you say to your children, that conveys love to them? Is it a specific saying or prayer? I don’t really know when it began, but when my children were very young, I started telling them that I loved them more than they could imagine. I would say, “I love you.” They would say, it back. Then for emphasis, I would say, “How much do I love you?”  They would say, “More than you can imagine.” It is and was our way of saying to one another that no matter what I loved them. Not only did I love them, but the love I have for them is more…