Great Expectations: The Quickest Way to Kill Your Holiday Joy
Managing our expectations can help us to enjoy the holiday season and cherish fond memories with our families. Let’s allow relationships to grow stronger.
The Wish List Opportunity
Slowing the influx of toys at Christmas is not impossible! Follow these four steps to create thoughtful wish lists with your kids this year.
The Christmas Gratitude Plan
Fight entitlement this holiday season with the Christmas Gratitude Plan. Help your kids to understand the value of gifts and expressing gratitude.
Six Hard Topics Our Kids Want Us to Discuss With Them
Keeping our children in a “safe” environment without addressing hard topics does not give them the biblical foundation they need to build on.
The Middle of Motherhood
I've been a mother for nine years. Nine. They're supposed to move out when they're eighteen, right? So the way I figure, I'm about halfway done! But not really. We just got through the needy, whiny, do everything for me baby stages. Now we've entered the needy, whiny,...
How to Help Your Child Become a True Reader
Raising a true reader goes beyond deciphering words, it’s about the ability to comprehend and discuss literary themes. These two daily habits (plus ten literary themes) can help in raising a true reader.
How to Parent When You’re Raised in a Dysfunctional Home
How to Parent When You're Raised in a Dysfunctional Home by Lyneta Smith A parent raised in a dysfunctional home can have insecurities about their parenting abilities. We can find hope for healthy families. I still wonder if I could have been a better mother, even now...
Episode 066 | When Your Career Takes a Detour for Family
Detouring for motherhood, the prospect of being a SAHM can be scary. Jen Babakhan encourages us that motherhood can be the best detour you’ll ever take. Click below to listen! Meet the Author! Jen has her degree in public relations, has worked as a marketing...
From Transaction to Transformation: How We Can Redeem Childhood
From Transaction to Transformation: How We Can Redeem Childhood by Janet Newberry When I was a young girl, I loved watching the Olympics. I counted the years between summer and winter games like I counted the days to Christmas. The honed talent of the competitors...
10 Positive Phrases to Encourage Your Homeschooled Child
10 Positive Phrases to Encourage Your Homeschooled Child By Gina Munsey Discipline and correction are hot topics in Christian parenting circles, aren’t they? Browse any Christian book store or homeschool convention flyer, and you’ll find scores of author and speakers...