by Andrew | Feb 8, 2025 | Kids & Family
Men, your wife needs regular reassurance of your love as a husband. This is not because she is weak or needy, but simply because she is human and wired to be loved in a variety of ways. Don’t forget—Valentine’s Day is this week (hint, hint). Here are 5 words...
by Andrew | Feb 2, 2025 | Kids & Family
Every family wants more of it, yet no family gets more or less than anyone else. The start of a new year reminds us of one of our most valuable God-given resources—Time. Every family gets the same: 12 months, 52 weeks, 365 days, 8,766 hours, and 525,960 minutes each...
by Andrew | Jan 25, 2025 | Kids & Family
Every parent wants well-behaved kids, but is it possible that well-behaved children can become a deceptive mirage and measuring stick for well-meaning parents? If the goal of godly parenting is just to raise well-behaved children, then focusing on the rules alone is...
by Andrew | Jan 18, 2025 | Kids & Family
I have a problem. I’m a bit of an OCD neat freak. And my family is not. I’m a “picture-perfect” kind of guy who literally walks down the hallway of our house and daily straightens the family photos. From what my wife and kids say, nothing brings out the...
by Andrew | Jan 12, 2025 | Kids & Family
You’re probably aware of the tragic fires raging in the state of California this past week. Our hearts and prayers go out to all of those affected. Like many things in life, fire can be both a blessing and a curse. Fire ablaze in the fireplace is a good thing. Fire...
by Andrew | Jan 6, 2025 | Kids & Family
“Dad, here’s a gift for you… Well, it’s actually a gift for you to give back to me and your future grandkids….” About eight months ago, our oldest son gave me a book called, Dad, Tell Me Your Story. It was filled with questions to answer about my family, life,...
by Andrew | Dec 30, 2024 | Kids & Family
You’ve heard it before, that “leaders are readers.” Well, it’s true, and in my opinion, there are no greater leaders in the world than the ones in every home—parents. William Ross Wallace shared this sentiment when he said, “The hand that rocks the cradle is the...
by Andrew | Dec 14, 2024 | Children's Ministry, Kids & Family
Now the birth of Jesus was on this wise: When as his mother Mary was espoused to Joseph, before they came together, she was found with child of the Holy Ghost. Matthew 1:18 Imagine with me for a moment, Jesus, the only Son of God, was: The child of an...
by Andrew | Dec 8, 2024 | Kids & Family
Have you ever found yourself stressed out or stretched too thin during the month of December? Me neither. 🙂 With the Christmas season heavy upon us, here are some helpful reminders for how to keep your sanity and make sure that you are in control of the craziness, and...
by Andrew | Dec 1, 2024 | Kids & Family
To everything there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven. Ecclesiastes 3:1 Constant change—Two words that describe our home in a nutshell over the past few months and years. Our one-year-old foster daughter is speeding through the seasons of...
by Andrew | Nov 17, 2024 | Kids & Family
“By their fruits ye shall know them.” Matthew 7:20 Woven throughout Scripture, there is a subtle yet motivational principle—fruits are extensions of roots (Luke 6:43-45). One of the greatest Biblical fruits referenced is children—the “fruit of the womb.” God says...
by Andrew | Nov 9, 2024 | Kids & Family
We live in a world full of tough topics. And when it comes to our kids, silence is not always golden. If we fail to talk to our kids about the tough stuff, someone else certainly will. I can remember having “the talk” with each of our kids as preteens. However, more...
by Andrew | Nov 4, 2024 | Kids & Family
Right now, many Americans are deciding which candidate to vote for in this week’s election. But, shouldn’t parents be intentional in using the election to teach their kids why and how to vote as well? I think so. Many are sitting on the edge of their seat,...
by Andrew | Oct 31, 2024 | Kids & Family
“Redeeming the time, because the days are evil.” Eph. 5:16 Have you noticed?… that the days we’re living in are evil? Time is short… before our kids grow up into adults… before the impressionable years are gone… before Christ comes back again. I was reminded of...
by Andrew | Oct 24, 2024 | Kids & Family
No parent can avoid it. No child is without need of it. Discipline. But, believe it or not, discipline is a gift. Discipline provides parents with an unparalleled opportunity to tap into the innermost workings of their child’s heart. As a parent, you have: –...
