Godly Parent
Helping you become the parent your kids deserve
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...
Train Your Children for the World They Will Live In (not the one you want them to live in)
Do you remember 'the good old days'? You know, the days when television was in black and white, and your parents didn’t have to worry about what you watched… or where you were? A time when telephones weren't in people’s pockets, but only attached to walls? Can you...
Learning to Live Present Over Perfect
Do things in your life ever go wrong, and you just don’t have the ability to personally fix them? I’m the kind of guy who likes to get things done. You know, a checklist guy... so what gets put on the list eventually gets done. I enjoy the sense of accomplishment that...
3 Reasons Every Parent Should Prioritize Bedtime
Ever since our children were young, we have tried to reserve the moments at the end of the day right before going to bed as a special time. Not every night, but multiple nights a week, we try to have some times of family conversation, prayer, or some form of...
Thanks, Mom
For thinking about me, praying for me, and dreaming about who I would one day become before you even knew me… thanks, Mom. For carrying me in your womb and all of the inconveniences you endured for nine months to bring me into this world… thanks, Mom. For going...
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