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Words to Dream On

Time flies. Period.It’s sad but oh so lovely experiencing it. I cherish every second I have with my little ladies and pray for many, many more years of this!!We only ...

Each Day With Your Child Is a Gift

If there’s one thing we can all agree on as parents it is that time goes by way too fast. As a parent, I try to find time to connect ...

The Ultimate Parenting Strategy

Children are unique.Parents have different parenting styles and passions, but when it comes to helping children grow out of some of their most difficult problems, there’s nothing that does a ...

Backyard Homeschool

I used to think the phrase “the great outdoors” was reserved for use by those who took in nature in the most natural ways – camping, hunting, fishing, and so ...

Learning to Read Using God's Word

My seven-year old is in first grade and he is learning to read more complex books. To keep up with the pace at school it is important that he practices ...

3 Tips for Praying for Your Teens

Teens.{Did your heart just stop for a second?}I currently have four teens and three that have already gotten through the teen years and a couple pulling up the rear.I know ...

Children Can Do Great Things

What makes a great children’s story? Is it action, adventure or relatability? Children have amazing minds and question everything. Children also lack that filter that we have as adults — ...

A Prayer for the Homeschool Mom

Homeschooling is one of the most rewarding parts of my day. It’s also one of the hardest.Finding the discipline to sit down and prepare the work, battling with a strong ...

Helping Our Children Through Sibling Struggles

Have you ever read a book that you can totally relates to your life? Come across characters that make you smile because they remind you of family members? Fallen in ...

Parenting for True Success not Worldly Success

Shift your goal setting from “head goals” that focus on worldly success to “heart goals” that help your kid’s heart move toward God.Are you willing to do whatever it takes ...

5 Ideas for Celebrating Jesus' Birthday

Last year when I was traveling back home after being on an overseas mission trip, a colleague announced, “Can you believe Christmas is just a week away?”Without thinking, I quickly ...

Kids and Journaling: A New Habit for the New Year!

I used to be a journaling dropout.I would get on a kick to write something every day or would take a challenge to journal during my quiet time every day.Then ...

10 Easy Steps to Praying with Your Child

Starting something new can be as difficult for parents as it is for children.Our busy lives often make creating a new discipline hard to imagine. But the richness of a ...

Stuff Christians Like: Getting Dragged Out of Service

Getting Dragged Out of Service When Your Kids Get Kicked Out of Sunday SchoolWhen you hear your name called on the television game show The Price Is Right, that’s a ...

Top 10 Zonderkidz Christmas Gifts

Choosing our favorite children’s books of 2014 is a bit like being asked to choose which of your children is your favorite… How can you pick just one?So we didn’t!That’s ...

Top 10 Tommy Nelson Christmas Gifts

This Christmas, our family is giving gifts a little differently than we have in years past.Instead of allowing our kids to circle catalog after catalog or even fill out a ...

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Free Bible Study featuring Anne Graham Lotz & Rachel-Ruth Lotz Wright!

Free Bible Study featuring Anne Graham Lotz & Rachel-Ruth Lotz Wright!

Free Bible Study featuring Anne Graham Lotz & Rachel-Ruth Lotz Wright!

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