Blog for Christian Families, Parenting, & Marriage

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 ...

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 ...

I was reading the book The Legend of St. Nicholas to my children the other day and it really got me thinking about the purpose of buying Christmas presents.I have ...

It is no accident that Kari Kampakis opens her book, 10 Ultimate Truths Girls Should Know, with the subject of popularity. The first truth she shares with moms and daughters ...

There is so much you, the parent, can do to build a relationship with your child. But first we must show our kids we mean business in building a relationship ...

Want your kids to mature and derive joy through giving rather than keeping? Want them to become generous, giving, and gracious people?It starts with you.With your values.With your priorities.With your ...

I sat there, feet dangling off the edge of my bed. My ruffled pajama bottoms hung past my ankles and hovered over the top of my toes.Bedtime was my favorite ...

Many mommas go into adoption with the idea that after a year or two of newness, kids will settle in and life will get back to normal. A new normal, ...

I truly believe that when the Creator of the Universe made us in His image He gave us all the ability to create art.You may be tempted to argue that ...

Some Christians are blessed to have parents who raised them in Church. I happen to be one of those lucky girls.My mom took me to Church the first Sunday of ...

Have you ever wished there was a manual for parents? Or maybe at least a list of dos & don’ts? Well I may not be able to help you with ...

Teen Read Week (http://teenreadweek.ning.com/) — October 12-18 — is a literacy initiative of the Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA). Libraries across the United States will be celebrating Teen Read ...

A few years ago, one of my children woke up in the middle of the night, wide-eyed and trembling with fright. She didn’t know why she was afraid. She just ...

In Brave Mom, Sherry Surratt, president and CEO of MOPS International, shares honestly and openly about the fears every mom struggles with. From worry about your child’s safety and health ...

Illustration from The Jesus and Me Bible Storybook (Tommy Nelson, 2014) Let’s face it, “Because I said so” isn’t the strongest of parenting techniques.Sure, it may work in the moment, ...

She was pushing a double stroller at 7:30 a.m. I spotted her at the end of the sidewalk and pulled my dogs over into the grass where I had them ...