Godly Parent
Helping you become the parent your kids deserve
Learning to Be Mindful of Other’s Tears
2 Timothy 1:4 Greatly desiring to see thee, being mindful of thy tears… Everyone has them... the tears of life, and for many different reasons. Some people’s tears are bigger and more obvious than others. Some fall harder and faster. While some are hidden and...
Family Words Matter
Ephesians 4:29 Let no corrupt communication proceed out of your mouth, but that which is good to the use of edifying, that it may minister grace unto the hearers. I’m no builder myself, but I do know that buildings don’t build themselves. Just like creation has a...
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...


