Equipping Parents for The Journey
I was thinking this morning about the concept of grace. Grace as in being generous or helpful, offering goodwill toward others, granting forgiveness without being asked, or giving allowance and room not to be perfect. How often do we find ourselves giving grace to others, but not allowing ourselves the same? This week, I...
Marriage is a tricky topic to discuss. Most of us would not be willing to hold up our marriage as an example for others to follow. After all, we know what goes on in our own homes. But in 2013, Tony and Lauren Dungy published a book that changed the way I approach my...
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...
Here in North Texas, we are on our 100th day of temperatures over 100 degrees. Maybe that’s an exaggeration but not by much. Everything is hot. Let’s face it, we are quarantining from the sun and the summer heat. When this happens, even the siblings who are the best of friends start to get...
“What do my daughters need from me?” and “What can they learn from me?” are two questions Pastor David Ake has asked himself in his path to raising two amazing, smart, and beautiful daughters. Though he cannot lay claim to all the ideas presented here, as he has been encouraged by multiple (and sometimes contrasting)...
In this episode of the Parenting Pathway Podcast, pastors Dave Carl and Nathan Kocurek discuss the challenging nature of forgiveness. Listen as they ask questions and discuss what’s standing in the way of accepting forgiveness from God. As parents, we need to surrender and embrace God’s forgiveness before we can invite our kids to receive...
It might sneak up on you or be slow to develop, but there is one day in every mom's life when she realizes that she is becoming her mother. Whether you find yourself using a phrase from your childhood, or mimicking the way she made the bed, you realize—for better or worse—you are shaped...
So many of us have a “not my child” perspective or a view that we have some super power to protect our kids from the world they live in. But my heart is heavy with the need to share my own story of pornography’s impact on our family. A mom’s perspective is different from...
Our son is a senior in high school and in a few short weeks will be launching into his next big adventure. Looking back, I can see at least 100 decisions that his dad and I made that influenced who our son is and the paths he is choosing to walk now. My husband and I...
Now that spring break is ending, we are on the home stretch toward summer. Your summer calendar may already be filling up with a colorful variety of activities, from vacations and family outings to sports clinics and summer camps. While those things are great, is there gray space left on your calendar when your...
I want to confess, I have been eagerly awaiting the season of Lent almost since we finished the season of Advent. There is something in me so hungry for the rhythm and routine of intentional worship and study of the life of Christ. As a parent, I am eager to share the journey with my...
Have you ever watched a group of two-year-old children play? Even at this very young age, their unique temperament is very apparent. It is as though they came out of the womb with their unique wiring already in place. This week on the blog, we want to introduce you to the study of your child’s temperament....
