20 Random Acts of Kindness for Kids and Families
In a culture of more give than take, kids can be used to having every whim indulged and every wish granted. Yet it's important that we help children ...
How to Help Your Kids Focus on Faith During the School Year
For me, as a teacher, August is like the beginning of the year. I try to set New School Year’s Resolutions, create new habits, and set myself up ...
7 Ways to Empower Your Anxious Child in School
“I don’t want to go to school!”
It was the third time in a week that I heard this broken record. Every morning started the same, I woke up ...
How to Connect With Teens and Tweens
One of the biggest changes we face as parents of tweens and teens is the shift from having little kids to big ones, from parenting children ...
When Mom Needs an Attitude Adjustment
Hanging by the back door of my childhood home was the embroidered sign reading, "If Mama Ain't Happy, Ain't Nobody Happy!"
Now as a mom myself, ...
Simple Ways to Save Your Sanity this Summer
So I don’t know about you, but as a teacher, I am counting down my days until the summer. Sure, I love my job but I also love not having to set ...
The 10 BEST Ways to Create a Christ-Centered Family
Being a Christian for 40 years should mean I know what I’m doing. You would think God is a huge part of my life and my every day, but can I admit ...
Simple Ways Christians Can Take Care of the Elderly
Last spring my Grandfather celebrated his 90th birthday and a few months later, took his last breath. His passing left hole in my heart, yet ...
How to Use the Jelly Bean Prayer to Teach Kids About Easter
Easter is coming, and with it, bunnies, baskets, and Easter egg hunts! In the midst of all the fun, the true meaning of Easter can be lost or ...
What to Do When Your Husband Disappoints You
Have you had times throughout your marriage when your husband has disappointed you? Of course you still respect him, you still love him, you still ...
Core Conversations for Your Marriage
Hubs and I love to joke around at home and keep the atmosphere lighthearted. Neither one of us are confrontational and we'd soon avoid a subject ...