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Barbara Bush’s Top Ten Quotes on the Family
As a child, I can remember seeing the First Lady, Barbara Bush, in her white pearls, and thinking to myself, "That’s just how all First Ladies look. It must be a 'First Lady' thing" 😉 In addition to her being a great First Lady, Barbara was a great wife and mother as...
If I Only Had 3 Years to Parent, Here are the 3 I’d Choose
Parenting is an 18-year journey with a lifetime of returns. And while every year of those 18 is crucially important, if I was only to be given 3 years to parent my kids, here’s the 3 that I would choose... THE AGES BETWEEN 2-5 YEARS OLD Raising kids is similar to...
5 Things Every Daughter Needs to Hear from Her Dad
The following article was written for AllProDad, a great organization that helps you love and lead your family well. Girls…They’re wired a little differently than boys. Okay, they’re wired way differently than boys. If you have both in your family like ours does, you...
5 Money Principles You Need to Instill In Your Kids
We have a 15 year old son who is very frugal and wise with his money. He looks for ways to save money, and it frustrates him to no end when he sees his friends blowing theirs or their parents’ money without a care in the world. We also have an 8 year old son who...
Parents, Please Restrain Your Children – An open letter to parents afraid to be “the bad guy”
Can you relate to either of these scenarios I recently encountered?... I observed a scenario where a small child in a public place challenged their parent’s authority by clearly going against what their parent had just told them not to do. The scenario sadly repeated...
4 Things I’m Currently Learning as a Parent
Nearly 5 years ago, God led me to start this thing called “Andrew’s Blog”, now more commonly known as GodlyParent.com. (If for some reason you haven’t signed up yet, now would be a perfect time. 😉 😉 ) I began with the intent of helping parents and leaders...
Love them Lavishly
From the time your child enters the world until the time you release them into it on their own, you are given approximately 18 years, 216 months, 936 weeks, and 6,570 days to nurture, train, and love them. And with each moment you have with your children, it’s a...
5 Things Parents Need to STOP Doing TO Their Kids
Last week, we considered 5 Things Parents Need to Stop Doing FOR Their Kids. If you haven't read it yet, I'd encourage you to check it out. This week, I’d like to emphasize 5 things parents need to stop doing TO their kids. Have you ever watched a parent get on to...
5 Things Parents Need to STOP Doing FOR Their Kids
Believe it or not, a lot of parents are doing things for their kids that they really shouldn’t be doing. Things that are hurting, rather than helping them for life. And things that are robbing them of future potential that they will one day need. Here are 5 of those...
To Discipline or Not To Discipline… That is the Question
Our 7-year-old son, Shane, is the life of the family. He loves to be funny, a prankster, and an all-around fun kid. And he loves to hide. We’ll be in a store, and Shane will disappear. In reality, he’s actually hiding around the corner or in-between the rack of...
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