Godly Parent
Helping you become the parent your kids deserve
How to Help Your Kids Own Their Own Beliefs
I recently heard the story of a parent who was concerned that their teenage daughter, who used to be so obedient in listening to them, was now listening to everything her friends said by allowing them to influence her decision-making. The parents didn't understand...
How I Almost Disciplined My Son for Something He Didn’t Do
Sitting on our kitchen table is a small container called The Box of Encouragement. Inside of this box are 3x5 cards that we we use to write notes of love and kindness to others in the family. I recently wrote a note to my 9 year old son, Seth, and left it on the...
How to Choose the Best Movies for Your Family
Have you ever started watching a movie with your family, and thought to yourself, "This is not at all what I expected" or "maybe this wasn't such a good choice after all”? I think we’ve all been there, slightly embarrassed that we didn’t do a little more...
4 Areas You and Your Wife Need to Be on the Same Page
Every marriage has understood rules that are followed that can either make or break a relationship. In looking back on the past 15 years of our marriage, there are some simple things we’ve done that I think can be credited to our marital success. These are things...
5 Things Your Wife Needs Most
When my wife and I first got married, I was convinced that I knew how to be a great husband. However, it didn’t take long to see that I still had a lot to learn about caring for this beautiful lady I had chosen to be my wife. Now that we’ve been married for over 15...
How to Love Your Family the Way God Loves You
I John 4:7-8 Beloved, let us love one another: for love is of God; and everyone that loveth is born of God, and knoweth God. He that loveth not knoweth not God; for God is love. “God is Love”… That’s a very bold statement for the Bible to make. To state that God...
5 Ways You’re Hurting Your Family (And you don’t even know it)
Have you ever had to be confronted with something you were doing wrong, that you didn’t even know you were doing wrong? We’ve all been there, haven’t we? Here are a few common mistakes that couples often make in parenting that they may not even realize they are...
3 Reasons It’s Time to Have a Family Meeting
If you want to have a long lasting and smooth running vehicle, every few months you need to take the time to get your oil changed. In addition, every now and then, you may even need to get get an alignment or other routine maintenance done. Why do we do those things?...
Why I Recently Had to Apologize to My 14-Year-Old Son
Have you ever had one of those moments in your marriage where a fuse burns out, and you’re left with an unexpected situation on your hands of two people who just simply don’t see eye to eye? Thankfully, this kind of occurrence is rare in our marriage, but nonetheless,...
How My 12 Year Old Daughter Reminded Me to Never Give Up
While our 12 year old daughter has many strengths, one of them is not the subject of math. And it doesn’t help that both her younger and older brother can do math like a wiz with no problem at all. This has been a real struggle for her, that sometimes seems...
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