Godly Parent
Helping you become the parent your kids deserve
Imagine a Childless World, If You Will
Imagine a childless world, if you will. Think a moment of what that would mean. If after this moment not ever again, A child darkened the door of life’s scene. No more bottles to warm, no more diapers to change, No more messy spills to be cleaned. No more laundry that...
Live Now Like It’s 10 Years from Now
Let me encourage you for a moment with this thought... to live now like it's 10 years from now. But first, stop and think... where will your family be 10 years from now? I’m currently 39 years old. When I think of my life just 10 years ago, it’s hard to imagine just...
Your Pain, His Purpose
My wife is allergic to poison ivy like its nobody’s business. She’s almost like a poison ivy magnet to the point that she doesn’t even have to come into contact with it. If it’s in the air she breathes, she’s bound to get it. And it’s no fun when she does, cause if...
How to Make a Child Feel Like a Million Bucks!
Whether you're a Sunday School teacher, children's ministry volunteer, a parent, or just someone who wants to make an eternal difference in the life of a child, here are a dozen ways to make a child feel special and loved! #1 - Give them a COMPLIMENT. Everyone enjoys...
Why Consistency Matters
I’m learning that in nearly every area of life, consistency matters. In our home, we don’t have a dishwasher, so we recently came up with a schedule for the six of us in our family to each take a day Mon-Sat to be responsible for washing the dishes. What used to pile...
How to Break Your Child’s Will but Not Their Spirit
From the time they were just a baby, one of our four children had a will that was noticeably stronger than the others. I can remember the days of them growing up and getting in trouble time and time again because of their stubbornness and unwillingness to conform....
Teaching Your Kids the #1 Thing God Expects of Them
There are many characteristics that I would like to be used to describe my children - responsible, kind, generous, forgiving, etc. However, according to scripture, there is surprisingly only one characteristic that God prioritizes as a requirement for children -...
3 Tips on How to Parent in Public
I can remember the days when our children were young, and my wife would come home from grocery shopping rattling off the list of infractions our children were guilty of while in the store. The list often included misdemeanors (or misbehaviors) like arguing with each...
5 Meaningful Ideas to Try with Your Kids This Week
Every family has their "secret sauce”. You know, the stuff that makes family life fun and enjoyable. And it’s different for every family. In our family, some of the things that we’ve found that our kids enjoy the most are sharing good food, spending quality time...
4 Life-Changing Reminders from Our Family Missions Trip
This past week, our family was able to take our second missions trip to Grenada, West Indies, with a group from our church. This was an evangelistic trip that included doing VBS during the mornings, and street preaching and evangelism at night. It was an amazing...
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