As part of our spring 2023 Parenting Pathway Class series, we welcomed Pastoral Leaders Chrissy Smith and Melissa Renner from our Women’s Ministry here at Stonebriar Community Church to lead a discussion about Raising Girls to Be Godly Women. Both Chrissy and Melissa spoke from their own experience of raising daughters. With humor and...
Mentoring and Modeling Approach to Parenting Girls
In part two of our Parenting Pathway series Mentoring and Modeling Approach to Parenting, Dr. Andi Thacker, Associate Professor at Dallas Theological Seminary and licensed professional counselor, talks about parenting and raising girls in our modern culture. The natural temptation in parenting today is to create a path for our kids rather than preparing...
Straight Talk: Raising Girls To Be Women – Birth Through Elementary Years
Presented by Family Pastor Dave Carl and Dr. Andi Thacker, Ph.D., LPC-S, NCC, RPT-S There has never been an easy time to raise kids, but it seems harder today. Remember the nursery rhyme from your childhood: “What are little girls made of? Sugar and spice and everything nice; that’s what little girls are made...
The Modesty of Summer
The waves crashing, the children building sandcastles, the aloe ready to relieve the sting. All things making summer tangible. I love this time of year. I love the excitement of road trips leading to the ocean and Fourth of July parades followed by brilliant displays of color in the sky. I love camping and cookouts and...