Blog for Christian Families, Parenting, & Marriage
Blog for Christian Families, Parenting, & Marriage
Creating a Summer Camp Schedule and Atmosphere at Home
Summer is well underway and parents everywhere are hearing two dreaded words: I’m bored! The experts say that it’s good for kids to be bored; in boredom, they become creative ...
What's your Parenting Style? 9 Common Parenting Mistakes
Have you ever wondered what in the world you’re doing wrong as a parent? I’d venture to say not as much as you may think. Parents are often caught off ...
Learn to Love to Pray
Prayer should not be regarded as a duty which must be performed, but rather as a privilege to be enjoyed, a rare delight that is always revealing some new beauty. ...
Share the Gospel with Vacation Bible School
The summer months are the perfect time to reach out to your community and neighborhoods with the Gospel. The kids are out of school, and looking for fun to fill ...
5 Ways my Kids Earn Money over Summer
Summer break. It’s anticipated all year long, yet when it arrives, my kids soon become bored and begin asking when school returns back in session. This summer, I’ve made it ...
The Road to Reading: Incorporating Books into Your Travels
If your family is traveling this summer, it is a perfect time to incorporate reading with your children.In fact, leading your kids down the road to reading can be quite ...
Teaching Boys Success through Time Management
Oh, Father Time—that ever-present, ever-passing, ever-dominating element of life.We can try to manage it; for certain, we can’t control it. Time continues at a steady pace that never changes. It ...
Proactive Parenting: Reconsider Your Purpose
Have you ever found yourself parenting out of fear instead of parenting out of love?When we parent out of fear, our kids never get the best of us, the most ...
Quick and Affordable Summer Family Vacation Ideas
Summer is in full swing, but it’s not too late to plan a family vacation! If you’re anything like me, both time and money seem to be fleeting, yet there ...
Consistent Parenting: Focus on 3 Areas
Consistent parenting creates security in children of all ages. It strengthens your relationship and builds a connection and trust with your child that will last a lifetime.Inconsistency happens.There is no ...
5 Ways to Make a Splash with Summer Reading
The best predictor of summer loss or summer gain is whether or not a child reads during the summer. And the best predictor of whether a child reads is whether ...
How to Get Into the Big Kid Mama Groove
Parenting School-Age ChildrenBig-kid parenting is just different from baby or toddler parenting. Where before you were vigilant, now you have to be strategic. And where before you were black-and-white, now ...
Road Trip Activities to Engage Kids' Brains
Do you have a family road trip planned this summer? Whether it’s three hours to the grandparents’ house or twelve hours to visit those famous heads on a mountain, the ...
Teach Kids to Love Others Like Jesus Loves Us
When we see people the way God sees them, we look at everyone from a totally different perspective.It takes some effort, some intentionality, to rid ourselves of the hidden veins ...
9 Ways to Prevent Summer Brain Drain
Summer is the time for playing, relaxing, going on vacation, and watching TV, right? Not exactly.According to a 2001 study from the University of Missouri, kids lose an average of ...
5 Things Dads of Daughters Do to Have Fun
Dads and daughters.Is there anything more precious? Is there any more precious bond?I have the most amazing dad, so my standards were set pretty high from the beginning when I ...
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