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: –...
by Andrew | Oct 19, 2024 | Kids & Family
Training your children up right in the younger years will set you up for parenting success in the older years. When parents neglect their responsibilities in those first few years, it’s not impossible to succeed, but it is a lot harder. They’ll have to play...
by Andrew | Oct 13, 2024 | Kids & Family
As a child, our youngest son had a terrible habit of repeatedly failing to do what he was asked. And his excuse was always the same… “But, I didn’t hear you,” or ” I forgot.” On some level, all parents deal with kids not doing what...
by Andrew | Oct 6, 2024 | Kids & Family
This month, I’ll be sharing multiple ways to quickly and effectively address common behavior issues with your kids through heart-based strategies that work. While my wife and I got plenty of things wrong when our kids were young, these were some of the things we got...
by Andrew | Sep 29, 2024 | Kids & Family
Want to transform your home? Here are two things every parent can get right this week. Is there anything in your home that you’d like to be different than it is? Any struggles you’re facing? Any challenges that seem insurmountable, whether relational, financial,...
by Andrew | Sep 15, 2024 | Kids & Family
One of the ongoing struggles for nearly every parent is striking the balance between being a friend, a parent, and even sometimes an adversary to their children. We all have the same desire for our kids to like us, yet we all sometimes find ourselves playing the part...
by Andrew | Sep 8, 2024 | Kids & Family
Life is messy and filled with mess-ups (just ask Notre Dame fans from this past weekend). At least mine is. I was sitting at the kitchen table this past week when I heard a loud pop sound. It didn’t sound quite right. Something bad had just happened. My 14-year-old...
by Andrew | Aug 25, 2024 | Kids & Family
If you had a do-over in parenting, would you take it? Our oldest child is 22 and just got married. Our other children are now adults and teens. (We’ve also been blessed with an 11-month-old “bonus child” that brings so much joy to our lives.) If I could go back and...
