Celebrations | Create A Rhythm | Faith | Featured
What Easter is About
As parents it can be really easy to get discouraged in a tough season with our kids. It can feel like it can never end and things will never get… Read More
Faith | Featured | Fight For The Heart | Imagine The End | Seasonal
Helping Kids Cultivate the Skill of Noticing
When kids have the skill of noticing the needs of others, they'll one day grow up to be a generation of compassionate adults. Read More
Ringing in the New Year Without Fear
Fun fact about me. I hate New Year’s. If my kids were reading this, they would tell me, “We don’t say the word ‘hate’, Mom.” But since they aren’t perusing parenting blogs these days, I think I’m good. Besides, I really do hate New Year’s. These feelings go... Read More
Let Your Kids See Your Faith
We think that our teens don’t really want to hear from us anymore about faith, and maybe that is true. But they do want to see us. They want to see if our faith is real. They want to see where we place our hope and trust. Read More
Faith | Featured | Other Resources | Special Topics
Motherhood Is a Relationship, Not a Calling
When I took the pressure off myself by refusing to view motherhood as a calling, I found freedom to be my authentic self with my kids. I was able to tell them when I felt annoyed with them. And do you know what their response was? After considering... Read More
Character and Values | Elementary (K-5th) | Faith | Featured
4 Signs Your Kid Is Losing Confidence
When your kid constantly contrasts their life against someone else’s, remind them of who they really are and what they’re capable of. Read More
Passing Down a Faith-Filled Life, Not a Trial-Free Life
Your daily ordinary tasks can become extraordinary opportunities to reach the hearts of your children. Read More
How Easter Gives Us Hope in the Midst of a Pandemic
I’ve got good news and bad news. The bad news is: we’re in the middle of a health crisis and global pandemic that has radically restructured our normal routines and ways of life that none of us have ever had to walk through before. The good news is:... Read More
How to Stay Connected With Your Church During COVID-19
Maybe your family is like ours and you’ve hit the crabby phase of quarantine. It may not feel like it, but there are some silver linings to this stuck-in-this-together situation we find ourselves in. Read More
Be Okay With Saying “I Don’t Know”
When your kids start asking tough questions about faith, be ready with answers, but also be okay with saying, “I Don’t Know.” Read More