What’s been good and difficult about being a parent to adult children?
I remember one of our sixteen-year-old sons got a spanking with a rod when I (Ruby) chased him around the…
What are your favorite memories of each of your children growing up?
DAVID, our first born, was named after his two grandpas. David was my (Ruby) Dad and Immanuel was Noel’s dad.…
What was one of the toughest parts about raising your kids? What are some choices you made about how to your kids?
Discipline was not easy for both of us. Do you spank, speak firmly, take away privileges? These are hard decisions.…
How did you decide how many children to have?
While Noel was in the Seminary at Dubuque, Iowa, the men would be assigned a location where they would do…
What is your best advice when it comes to raising children? How did you figure out how to be a parent?
How times have changed in the 60 years we have raised our children. I would say, do not let them…