Blog for Christian Families, Parenting, & Marriage

Did you know that Children’s Book Week happens every May?I know you’re already reading to your kids, but why not use this special week to do something out of the ...

We need to get back to the basics.When it comes to spending time with our kids, it seems that no matter what technology emerges, parents always find their way back ...

If you were to ask me if it’s okay for a man to cry, I’d say, “It depends on what kind of man you are.”Just like there are different kinds ...

I remember the very first Bible I owned as a child.It was the NIV Children’s Bible – a hardcover Bible with Jesus on the cover holding a lamb, sitting with ...

“Does anyone see me?”The rise in social media is evidence that this question matters. So many of us want to feel noticed. We update our statuses, post pictures, and expose ...

Right now one of my main parenting jobs is to help my children find their path in life. They are all out of diapers and in middle school, high school ...

Why Do Kids Need Super Heroes of the Bible?Are you looking for a way to get boys interested in the Bible?Try the Super Heroes Bible in 3D NIrV: The Quest ...

Gardening with Kids Spring is in the air and my family is enjoying the warmer days and gentle breezes. Along with spring comes the beloved gardening season. Our spring days ...

No one has to teach us that perfect is the unofficial goal of American culture: we want straight A’s, the perfect yard, and a tiny waistline.We’ve been duped into believing ...

We all want our kids to grow up and be world changers in the positive sense of the word, don’t we? We want them to be lights of the world ...

Every so often, someone will ask me what it’s like raising a house full of boys.I always laugh, and then shake my head.“Well”, I usually say along with a slight ...

It’s been a LONG winter here in Upstate, New York.The kids and I have experienced our share of stir crazy moments, but this spring craft brought a little sunshine to ...

Some days are just survival. Plain and simple.Like yesterday.By noon I was begging God to magically settle the kids down so I could guiltlessly hide in my closet with a ...

Picking up a Ken doll and playing with your daughter and her Barbie Dreamhouse sounds, well, just about as unmanly as you can get. It’s not much like extinguishing a ...

But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control. – Galatians 5:22-23I had extensive Bible training growing up. My family memorized all ...

As I recently strolled down the grocery aisle, I was taken aback by the shelves piled high with jelly beans, plastic-wrapped gift baskets, pink and yellow marshmallow chicks, and giant ...