Cause that’s what this blog is about. Window washing. Sort of. This past Saturday I washed our windows. Now, I haven’t washed our windows for at least two years (maybe more). (And don’t you dare judge me… there’s a saying about taking care of the … Read More
Don’t Fail at being a Father
I recently watched a documentary called Free Solo about a professional rock climber named Alex Honnold. He attempts to climb the rock face affectionately known as El Cap in Yosemite National Park without the use of any ropes or safety equipment. It takes two years … Read More
Re-Blog: My Son Needed the Love of the Church. I Wasn’t Sure It Was Possible.
This article first appeared at Christianity Today International on May 8, 2019. It is written by Jennifer Brown Jones. “NO! I NOT QUIET!” The meltdown began—of course—just as the prayer was starting. My husband grabbed our son Mischa’s hand and left the sanctuary, as quickly … Read More
Your Kids Need Less Quality Time Than You Think
Parenting is an everyday race against time to accomplish a thousand tasks, while also carving out that precious quality time our kids so need and deserve. Parenting is a huge job. Not only are we raising humans but we also have to fit in time … Read More
Teaching Our Children To Pray
It’s interesting but it doesn’t seem to matter who you ask about prayer there is always a tone of guilt in the answer. “How are your devotions going?” “Good, but I only really did like 4 days last week. One day I did 45 minutes … Read More
Re-blog: When To Read For Your Baby?
Here’s a great short article from www.parentcue.com with advice on when to read to your baby. Super practical advice. When To Read For Your Baby? Before a nap, after lunch, after bath, and before bedtime are all good reading times. The basic idea is to … Read More
Easter’s Over – Let the Adventure Begin
Show me a kid who doesn’t love an adventure. (If you can, I’ll show you a kid who has rotted his brains out with video games.) Easter, the most important holiday on the Christian calendar is over for another year. Now it’s time to help … Read More
Re-blog: If Christianity is True, Why Do So Many Kids Have Doubts Today?
I love Natasha Crain’s writing about apologetics for parents and kids! This is a GREAT blog post she wrote on February 28, 2019. I hope you find it helpful as well. If Christianity is True, Why Do So Many Kids Have Doubts Today? Christianity Today recently … Read More
The Power of an Effective Morning Routine
Having a consistent morning routine allows you to gain the momentum you need to get stuff done during your day.
Teaching Instead of Disciplining
Isn’t is easy to become discouraged about parenting? One minute you’re planning an amazing day out with the family and the next you’re ready to call the whole thing off. You know the scenario that proceeds. Your kids are refusing to eat their breakfast and … Read More
Engaging Your Pre-Teen and Teenager Over Spring Break
(Re-posted from Spring Break 2018… because, let’s be honest, we could all use a refresher.) Spring Break is upon us! I would wager a guess that, for some parents, spring break elicits feelings from when you were young and anticipated a week of sleeping in, … Read More
How To Resist Coasting Through The Last Two Months of School
I don’t know what it’s like for every parent, but for me, after Spring Break finishes, my head moves toward summer planning. I’m pretty sure that I’m not the only one who is tempted to forget the moment we are in. For our kids who are in … Read More
What I Learned at Disney (this time round)
Well, we did it again. We took four of the kids to Disney World over Spring Break. Here is a rundown of my top ten lessons from this year’s road trip. 33 hours is still a LONG time. That’s how long it takes to drive … Read More
4 MORE Practical Ways to Grow Your Child’s Love for Jesus
Welcome back to our four-part series on growing your child’s love for Jesus. Here’s where you can find part one, two, and three. Today we’ll close with four MORE ways to cultivate in your kids a love for Jesus. Live … Read More
4 Practical Ways to Grow Your Kids’ Love for Jesus – (Part 3 of 4)
As Christian parents, we want our kids to love Jesus just like we do. And there are very practical ways to grow that in our children. In this second part of our 4-part series, we’re looking at some very simple, down to earth ways … Read More