Godly Parent
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Raising Spiritual Kids in a Sexual World
Unless you've been living under a rock, it's not hard to see that we live in a sexualized world in just about every way. Themes and images of sexual and sensual things are lurking around every corner that we turn. And if we can't help but notice it, our children...
4 Reasons We Allow Our Kids to Question Us & Our Faith
Our kids question us often, and we don't just allow it, we encourage it. For many Christian parents, because they don't allow their children to question them in matters of obedience, they often assume the same mentality should apply to their faith. But nothing could...
3 Things Every Girl’s Daddy Needs To Know
Every dad who has a daughter knows that no matter how old she may get, she will always be "daddy’s little girl". There’s just something special about the bond between a father and a daughter that's both unique and precious. My 17 year-old daughter and I have a...
Parents, Don’t Avoid the Conversation. Lean Into It.
When the world seems to be falling apart, our kids need us to have family conversations, not avoid them. After finding out about Russia invading Ukraine this past week, one of our children said “I’m scared” as I was tucking them into bed. They had heard about the...
10 Fun Snow Activities to Experience With Your Kids
Snow activities can be some of the best memory-making moments with your kids if you'll just take advantage of the magic white stuff when you can. And I'll be the first to admit, I really don't like getting out in the snow, but I sure do love having fun with my...
It’s Valentine’s Day! Don’t Forget the Heart
Well, it's that day of the year again that we get to express our love to the people closest to us through not so surprising things like chocolate, flowers, and stuffed animal gifts. It's also that day that many men are scrambling with a prayer on their lips to find...
Do Your Kids Know That You’re Together Forever?
If your child was asked this question, how do you think they’d respond? “Do you think that your mom and dad will stay together forever, no matter what?" In today’s culture, many kids are being raised without the confidence of knowing that mom and dad are in it for the...
Sit Down At the Bench and Start Doing the Little Big Things
Sometimes I feel like the world's best procrastinator (see how I put a positive spin on that?). When I was about 12 years old, my parents made me take piano lessons (seriously, I didn't have a choice.) A thirty minute piano lesson every Monday, and thirty minutes of...
7 Easy Ways To Miss A Childhood
I love how my friend Jon Acuff so humorously describes the seasons of childhood... “Never tell the parent of a toddler that childhood goes by so fast. Toddler days are 97 hours long. And daylight savings time is the devil, because your kids don’t know. Now, elementary...
Words Have Power — Speak Life!
We're two weeks into the new year! Has it seemed that a lot of things just haven't fallen into place yet? Plans haven't turned out... your mind seems in a fog... and the more you try to get done, the longer your to-do list seems to get? I'm not an overly emotional...