by Andrew | Apr 12, 2020 | Kids & Family
In my opinion, there’s no better place in the family where memories can be made than around the family dinner table. It’s potentially one of the easiest ways for parents to invest into their children, especially when they’re intentional about it. There’s...
by Andrew | Apr 5, 2020 | Kids & Family
What should a Christian family’s response to Corona look like when we can’t… go to church… fellowship with friends… attend our class or small group? Staying at home has become the norm. Online church has become the platform. Living out our faith has become...
by Andrew | Mar 29, 2020 | Children's Ministry, Kids & Family
One of the things our family loves to do is play games together. In fact, we have one night each week designated as “Family Game Night.” Sometimes we’ll play card games or board games, but some of the ones we enjoy the most are the random games we’ve made up...
by Andrew | Mar 22, 2020 | Kids & Family
So, you’re a quarantined family and you’ve got some extra time on your hands… What in the world are you going to do with it all? Or better yet, what should you do with it all? How can parents use these coming weeks and the extra time they’ll...
by Andrew | Mar 15, 2020 | Children's Ministry, Kids & Family
In life and in the family, times of uncertainty are inevitable. Just a week ago, no one would have expected the events surrounding Covid-19 to have escalated to where they are now. However, America (and the world) is different today than it was then, and it looks like...
by Andrew | Mar 8, 2020 | Children's Ministry, Kids & Family
Whether we realize it or not, to a certain extent, kids need to understand politics. If you haven’t had a political conversation with your kids recently, it’s probably about time. Because as much as we are exposed to the politics of our day as adults, it’s also most...
by Andrew | Feb 23, 2020 | Kids & Family
Of all the opportunities I’ve been given in life, none has been so rewarding as being a parent to our four children. They are four of our greatest joys in life. While it’s hard to imagine that this will be the first year that one of our children will leave home, I...
by Andrew | Feb 15, 2020 | Kids & Family
“What if my children don’t like me anymore when they get older?” “What if my child has a drifting heart as they age?” A great fear that many parents have as their children get older is them gradually drifting away and losing interest in...
by Andrew | Feb 3, 2020 | Kids & Family
Have you ever wondered, ‘What is my kid thinking?” No matter how good a family life you may think you have, there are almost always some things that your kids are thinking that they may never verbalize. Here are 6 of those things that are true, but that...
by Andrew | Jan 26, 2020 | Kids & Family
The world was shocked by the news over the weekend of Kobe Bryant and his daughters’ passing in their private helicopter, along with multiple other passengers. Kobe leaves behind a wife and children who need our prayers. There are some simple reminders for us...
by Andrew | Jan 23, 2020 | Kids & Family
My wife and I are the proud parents of 4 beautiful children. Four of the happiest days of our lives have been the days of their birth. Unexplainable joy and gladness. Yet how can one of the greatest joys of life – the giving of life itself, also be one of the...
by Andrew | Jan 5, 2020 | Kids & Family
In the eyes of a child, love is a four-letter word spelled TIME. Here’s how I know… I can remember the day my 12-year-old son brought home an assignment he completed in school about “Why I have the best Dad in the world.” As I read his...
by Andrew | Dec 29, 2019 | Kids & Family
This past school year, our family made some huge changes in our structure. We wanted to become more intentional than ever before in accomplishing our goals and instilling our values into our children, and we felt that in a lot of ways, our family’s schedule was...
by Andrew | Dec 22, 2019 | Children's Ministry, Kids & Family
It’s one of the days that your kids look forward to all year round – Christmas Day! And not just because of all the gifts, but because there’s just something magical in the air for a child at Christmas that’s just hard to explain. Can you remember that feeling like I...
by Andrew | Dec 9, 2019 | Kids & Family
The culture around us has gradually shifted America’s mindset to believe that we all have our rights, including the “right” to have what we want, the way we want it, and when we want it. We would call this an attitude of entitlement. It’s an...
