These triggers are opportunities and if we don't ready ourselves to see them as an opportunity

we're going to respond wrong when they respond wrong.

But if we're prepared, we can respond right when they do wrong

and we can invite them into maturity with us.

That's Wendy's Peak, and she joins us today on Focus on the Family with Jim Daly along with her co-author and friend Amber Leah. I'm John Fuller. Thanks for joining us. We're going to be talking about how to respond in angry moments with gentleness.

John I think for parents we don't realize there's grace

when we get angry and the Lord extends that grace to us and

I think we just like we revert to so much guilt I

remember one time you know I had disciplined Trent he was probably six or seven

he was in the upper bunk so I had him eyeball to eyeball at bedtime and I said you know what I just

need to apologize I overreacted to that and he had this big smile on his face

I'm like why are you smiling he, I didn't know parents had to apologize.

And I thought that's awesome.

Yeah.

It gives you an opportunity for that, but we're only human.

And you still remember that moment.

I remember a moment we laugh about it.

Plus years ago where I blew it and

ugh that still kind of follows around so well and I love this theme and we've

had it before we're going to talk about it again triggers with our guests and this is such a good mom book but

dads you can tip into this as well because it affects us too. I think you're

absolutely right and

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