by Andrew | Jun 10, 2018 | Kids & Family
Heaven… can you imagine it for just a moment. A place of perfect peace, grace, openness, acceptance and love. I’ve heard it said before that “home” should be a place that is the closest thing to heaven on earth. Why? Because home is to be the place where...
by Andrew | May 20, 2018 | Kids & Family
Let me play the devil’s advocate for a moment… If I’m the enemy (Satan), here are some things that I know most parents will never do: Intentionally expose their children to bad friends and influences Intentionally expose their children to people whose worldview and...
by Andrew | May 13, 2018 | Kids & Family
Ecclesiastes 3:1-2 To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven… a time to plant, and a time to pluck up that which is planted. I love the old Chinese proverb that says – “The best time to plant a tree is 20 years ago. The...
by Andrew | Apr 23, 2018 | Kids & Family
As a child, I can remember seeing the First Lady, Barbara Bush, in her white pearls, and thinking to myself, “That’s just how all First Ladies look. It must be a ‘First Lady’ thing” 😉 In addition to her being a great First Lady, Barbara was a...
by Andrew | Apr 2, 2018 | Children's Ministry, Kids & Family
Parenting is an 18-year journey with a lifetime of returns. And while every year of those 18 is crucially important, if I was only to be given 3 years to parent my kids, here’s the 3 that I would choose… THE AGES BETWEEN 2-5 YEARS OLD Raising kids is similar to...
by Andrew | Mar 25, 2018 | Kids & Family
The following article was written for AllProDad, a great organization that helps you love and lead your family well. Girls…They’re wired a little differently than boys. Okay, they’re wired way differently than boys. If you have both in your family like ours does, you...
by Andrew | Mar 19, 2018 | Kids & Family
We have a 15 year old son who is very frugal and wise with his money. He looks for ways to save money, and it frustrates him to no end when he sees his friends blowing theirs or their parents’ money without a care in the world. We also have an 8 year old son who...
by Andrew | Feb 25, 2018 | Kids & Family
Can you relate to either of these scenarios I recently encountered?… I observed a scenario where a small child in a public place challenged their parent’s authority by clearly going against what their parent had just told them not to do. The scenario sadly...
by Andrew | Feb 18, 2018 | Kids & Family
Nearly 5 years ago, God led me to start this thing called “Andrew’s Blog”, now more commonly known as GodlyParent.com. (If for some reason you haven’t signed up yet, now would be a perfect time. 😉 😉 ) I began with the intent of helping parents and leaders...
by Andrew | Feb 12, 2018 | Kids & Family
From the time your child enters the world until the time you release them into it on their own, you are given approximately 18 years, 216 months, 936 weeks, and 6,570 days to nurture, train, and love them. And with each moment you have with your children, it’s a...
by Andrew | Feb 5, 2018 | Kids & Family
Last week, we considered 5 Things Parents Need to Stop Doing FOR Their Kids. If you haven’t read it yet, I’d encourage you to check it out. This week, I’d like to emphasize 5 things parents need to stop doing TO their kids. Have you ever watched a parent...
by Andrew | Jan 28, 2018 | Kids & Family
Believe it or not, a lot of parents are doing things for their kids that they really shouldn’t be doing. Things that are hurting, rather than helping them for life. And things that are robbing them of future potential that they will one day need. Here are 5 of those...
by Andrew | Jan 21, 2018 | Kids & Family
Our 7-year-old son, Shane, is the life of the family. He loves to be funny, a prankster, and an all-around fun kid. And he loves to hide. We’ll be in a store, and Shane will disappear. In reality, he’s actually hiding around the corner or in-between the rack of...
by Andrew | Jan 14, 2018 | Kids & Family, Marriage
Two questions for you… Are you ready for them? 1. Have you ever dreamed up some great ideas for how you could show love to your kids or your spouse in simple ways? Maybe to take them to their favorite place to eat… write them a love note to hide somewhere...
by Andrew | Jan 8, 2018 | Children's Ministry, Kids & Family, Ministry & Leadership
Psalm 119:73 Thy hands have made me and fashioned me. Last week, our family went to see the new movie, The Greatest Showman. We had heard some positive things about it and thought that we would give it a try for ourselves. And I’d have to say, in my opinion, it did...
