We have been diligent in setting up safe guards and delaying digital devices and social media for our kids but it is still such a beast to deal with. In this post I want to share a few things that we are learning and struggling through in hopes that it might help someone else. Thank you to those who recently added your input on a facebook post abut your household phone ... Read More »
Parenting
3 great devotionals for kids
Devo's - building our relationship through time spent with our Creator God through prayer and reading scripture. It will never be an easy thing to establish daily Bible reading in your family. But it's worth fighting for that time in the word and helping our kids establish a devotional pattern. It's worth it because staying in scripture is life-giving and life-changing. ... Read More »
When your kid is left out
Mamas out there I just want to say hang in there when your kid is overlooked or not invited. Catch your breath. While it probably always feels intentional most often it's not. Sometimes it's simply practical. Just can't invite everyone. I'm not all rainbows and unicorns though. I know that people are purposefully excluded also. Any reader who is still reading has experienced ... Read More »
Mom Squad
Several of my friends sat around my dining room table working on a project last week. Some of us have been praying together in a Mom's in Prayer group for the last several years. Others connected through different venues. As we packed over 300 goody bags the topic of juuling came up. This was a new term for me. The first thought in my head was, "Oh cool, a new modern-day ... Read More »
Teaching Your Kids To Be Happy in God
Meet Jennifer Vliet Newman, a long time friend from back in our youth group and college days. She and and her husband Jonathan have three children. They live in Ohio where Jonathan pastors their church plant Koinos Christian Fellowship. You'll love her wisdom and insight in this article. It helped me and I pray it will help you in some ways as well. This past summer I ... Read More »
How we’re handling The Shack and Beauty & The Beast as a family.
Hi friends - this post is to share where we're coming from on two movies Christians are talking about right now. We might land in different places on one or both of the topics and it's okay to do that. It's the beauty of respect within community. I read the Shack when it first came out but have not seen the movie. I've watched a few interviews with the author to better ... Read More »
Raising kids but also raising future spouses
Okay, so we can't blame everything on our spouses Mother and Father but let's face it - a childhood does impact the future role as wife or husband. If a hubs had a Mom who did everrrry.thing for him then he will have a strong tendency to expect his wife to do everrrrrrry.thing for him as well. If a young girl grew up having everything given to her on a silver platter - guess ... Read More »
4 ways to help your kids minister to the elderly
In a world where gaming, selfie-perfecting and Instagram following consumes our kids, as parents, we need to be proactive in helping them become outward faced. None of us are born this way. Until Jesus comes in and rescues us from ourselves we will be hell bent on serving ourselves. And that's the beauty of Jesus. He radically transforms. Whether or not your child has a ... Read More »