With the end of August quickly approaching, I think we can safely say that back to school and drop off season is complete. Take a moment and give yourself a pat on the back for a job well done. You survived one of the busiest months for families. I don’t know about you, but...
31 Days of Prayer for Our Children
As we continue our Drop Off Season discussion and enter all things back-to-school, we want to challenge you and your family to 31 Days of Prayer for Our Children. In our new 31-day prayer calendar and journal, we took 31 Scripture passages and created specific prayer prompts for you to pray over your children. These...
8 Scriptures to Pray Over Your Children
As parents, there are so many things completely out of our control. Even if you plan and order your child’s day from beginning to end, you are not in every thought, breath, and step they take. And in truth, that is not how God wants you to parent. A good friend regularly reminds me...
Family Prayer Time
A few months ago my family and I started strategically focusing on prayer during our family time. We took time to write down our conversation and prayer requests. Sometimes the requests were big things, such as looking for a job, or small things such as looking forward to some sunshine the next day. We...
Three Life Skills Your Teen Needs
If I have been taking care of the little things in my son's life, have I also been taking care of the big things? I am specifically thinking, have I been taking care of the disciplines of his faith. Like most who read this blog, we go to church as a family, we pray...
Don’t Tell Them, “It Will All Be Fine”
In the daily crush of stay-at-home orders, quarantines, gloves, masks, updates on the number of infected and deaths, school at home, and so on, there is great temptation tell our kids that "everything will be okay." But in our effort to soothe their fears, are we setting them up for a crisis of faith?...
How to Pray for Your Child
When I think about praying for our kids as they go back to school, so many things pop into my mind. I can pray for: Good grades Good study habits Good behavior with teachers and friends Good friends But I wonder if this is really what I need to be praying for them. Is...
Teach Our Children to Pray
The other day while flipping through the radio in my car, I stopped on a speaker talking about the four components of a prayer. You probably remember these components from Sunday School: Praise and Adoration, Asking for Forgiveness, Petition, and Thanksgiving. When teaching a child or new believer to pray, I can see the...
How God Gave Me More Than I Can Handle, Twice.
October is Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness month. President Reagan made it official in 1988, and I love what he says about parents who have lost children. “When a child loses his parent, they are called an orphan. When a spouse loses her or his partner, they are called a widow or widower. When...
Exciting News: I’m Not Enough, and You Aren’t, Either!
When I was a kid, my dad had the cure for everything: Vicks VapoRub. Got a scrape there, buddy? Slap some Vicks on it. Coughin’ with a cold? Slather yer little-man chest with Vicks and get to bed. Got a sore throat? (you are not gonna guess the cure for this) Swallow a dab...
A Father’s Love
Burgers and bratwurst, t-shirts with cheesy sayings, and homemade cards that prove more valuable than those sold in any store… All of these gestures will celebrate those commonly ignored but so very crucial figures called “dads.” There are a few varying stories as to the exact origins of Father’s Day. Some say it originated...
I Pledge Allegiance
You may have heard there’s an election taking place. Not to worry, I won’t be taking a political stance here or turning this into a place for conservative versus liberal fodder, but it would be remiss of me to act as though we aren’t on the cusp of a sizable moment in our nation’s history—a moment that...