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## Parenting Last time we talked about sex, so this time we need to talk about the result of sex: kids. More specifically, we're talking about parenting! Marriage in general is a team effort, but there is perhaps no aspect of marriage more in need of teamwork than parenting. As we read in today's passage from Proverbs, children need instruction from both their mother and father. But not only that, the writer of Proverbs used an interesting metaphor: the parents' instruction will be a crown around the head and a necklace around the neck. If we keep that metaphor going and imagine parental instruction as jewelry, then we need to understand that, like all good jewelry, the pieces should match! This is why parenting is a team effort: because mom and dad have to be on the same page and complement one another, just like a matching set of jewelry. Of course, this is one of those things that's easier said than done, which is why we have prayer. Pray together, then talk deeply with one another about your hopes, dreams, and plans for your kids so that you can be on the same page – and so your kids can look great in all that matching wisdom!