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The Best Answer Isn’t Always the Right One
by Nichole nordeman Family

The Best Answer Isn’t Always the Right One

One of the most paralyzing parts of first becoming a new mom is the expectation that you will instinctively know what you are doing — right away. Once, after I ...
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Making Bedtime a Treasured & Meaningful Time with Your Children
by Ruth schwenk Family

Making Bedtime a Treasured & Meaningful Time with Your Children

I didn’t know whether to laugh or cry. I had just announced to our four kids it was time for bed. One child, responded that he was hungry. Another with ...
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25 Scriptures to Start Memorizing with Your Kids Today
by Jessica smartt Family

25 Scriptures to Start Memorizing with Your Kids Today

Motherhood is flying by. It seems just yesterday I was postpartum-weeping with a fussy newborn in my arms. Now, my oldest is nearly a decade old, which leaves me just ...
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What If Your Child Received a Letter from God?
by Kimberly amici Family

What If Your Child Received a Letter from God?

Easter Love LettersSocial media and texting are great ways to communicate with one another. iMessage makes it easy to stay in touch with friends while Instagram connects us with people ...
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Gold Medal Perseverance
by Kimberly amici Family

Gold Medal Perseverance

Editor’s note: Did you hear that Courage to Soar, the Simone Biles Story just received two nominations for the NAACP Image Awards? We’re so excited!Have you ever felt like you ...
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On-the-Go Family? You Can Still Develop Meaningful Devotion Time
by Erin mohring Family

On-the-Go Family? You Can Still Develop Meaningful Devotion Time

I didn’t realize life would get this busy so quickly. The move up to seventh grade for our oldest son filled our calendar full of new activities and opportunities, from ...
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The Truth About Fear
by Sherry surratt Family

The Truth About Fear

Picture this: you are in your house alone watching television and you hear the front door open and bang against the wall. You jump off the couch. Your heart is ...
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How to Silence the Negative Voices In Our Daughters’ Heads
by Ramona vincent Family

How to Silence the Negative Voices In Our Daughters’ Heads

Last year, during one of those miraculously divine appointments that only our great God can arrange, a beautiful, bright-eyed college student walked into my life. As I’ve gotten to know ...
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How to Help Your Child Engage with the Bible
by Tara ziegmont Family

How to Help Your Child Engage with the Bible

My kids had Bibles — real, unillustrated ones with lots of small words on lots of thin pages — long before they learned to read. They were always the ICB ...
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Making a Place for God
by Ruth schwenk Family

Making a Place for God

Several years ago I was roped into trying to read the Bible in ninety days. I say “roped” not because I didn’t want to do it or because I thought ...
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How to Help Your Kids Crush Comparison
by Kimberly amici Family

How to Help Your Kids Crush Comparison

How to Help Your Kids Crush ComparisonMy daughter was in second grade when she decided that she hated her hair.Anyone can see that her hair is beautiful; in fact, strangers ...
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What Should We Teach Our Kids About Friendship?
by Ramona vincent Family

What Should We Teach Our Kids About Friendship?

People who know me say that I’m friendly and hospitable. Often, I’m asked to reach out to others because I have a knack for making people feel safe, cared about ...
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The Bedtime Battle
by Jennifer price Family

The Bedtime Battle

If you’re raising small children or have raised small children, then you know the bedtime battle is real. I have the opposite problem now with teenagers in my house who ...
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Do You Need a Hug Today? Why We Should Share Hugs Year Round
by Kimberly amici Family

Do You Need a Hug Today? Why We Should Share Hugs Year Round

December is one of my favorite months of the year. That’s because I see my friends and family in December more than any other time of year. In addition to ...
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Helping Our Teens Awaken Their Dreams and Live in Hope
by Kimberly amici Family

Helping Our Teens Awaken Their Dreams and Live in Hope

Now to Him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to His power that is at work within us… — Ephesians 3:20Everywhere we ...
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Is Better Better?
by Gary l thomas Family

Is Better Better?

In God’s worldview, some values rise higher than comfort and happiness. Consider the most concise verses in the Bible on spiritual formation:We also glory in our sufferings, because we know ...
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