While at the dentist office the other day a boy yelled out, “does anybody want to play with me?” The boy was met with silence in response, and that hurt my son’s heart, he has such a sweet and gentle soul so I I knew…
If you’re anything like me, convenience is our BFF. Even when it comes to having Bible verses handy to pray over our children. Honestly, I don’t go anywhere without my prayer cards, and now I’m never without these Bible verse bookmarks either. So my…
Telling the truth is so hard! No kid wants to be their own downfall by ratting themselves out. A willing punishment…yeah, right! Not happening! So how do we encourage them to be honest, even if they think they may get in trouble? Well, I…
Recently my family and I had our first communion service at home. It was intimate, led by the Holy Spirit, and full of remembrance of all that Jesus did to give us every opportunity to enter into eternity with Him. It was such a…
My response to my sons prayer request was “No”. Please, hear me out. If you know anything about me, it’s that I take prayer seriously. I pray for my kids every day, all day (okay, maybe not ALL day, but quite a number of…
I tested my kids by asking what they wanted for Christmas, and guess what? They named things they already had. And after that, they had a pretty hard time trying to name something else. That was just confirmation that trimming back Christmas is the…
My biracial children are no different than your children. You know what…Scratch that, my kids are extremely different. Your kids are extremely different. The fact is all kids are extremely different, unique, and special in their own way. And that’s what we’ve always taught…
I didn’t grow up in a Christian home. I really didn’t have a relationship with God, nor did I realize that there was a clear laid out purpose for my life. I knew of God but I didn’t know Him personally. But I have to…
Ever gotten burn-out running around trying to prove that you’re worthy enough, that you’re christian enough? The truth is there’s nothing we could ever do to earn the grace, salvation, or freedoms God has blessed us with. It’s through Jesus, not ourselves, that we’re…
I know most parents have gone through it. That phase where your child wants to stick their middle finger in the air and wave it around like they just don’t care. So, what do you do? Do you forbid the use of it and…
