Just enter a keyword and hit the search button. An interview with the radio host Gentle Crusaders Passionate for God without turning people off. Our words can destroy or encourage someone. This is particularly true within the family.
Many people can clearly remember words of praise their parents spoke years ago.
Affirming words from moms and dads are like light switches. Speaking a word of affirmation at the right moment in a child's life is like lighting up a whole roomful of possibilities. During one of these lunches after telling our oldest daughter how much she was loved and appreciated, my husband reached for his fork to begin eating. Leann stretched out her little hand and laid it on her father's hand. He put down his fork and told her more reasons we cherished her, and then he reached again for his fork.