Equipping Parents for The Journey
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...
"When my son was born, we were in the thick of a global pandemic (mamas who gave birth in 2020, you feel me), and when he was only six weeks old, we moved into my in-laws’ house for three months while our home was being built. On top of that, I already had a...
In this Parenting Pathway class, we invited counselor and life coach Sydney Squires from Lifeologie Counseling in Frisco to lead us in a discussion about sexuality and pornography. Because of her own life experience and the work she does professionally, Sydney is uniquely qualified to help us as Christian parents talk about these topics with...
It can be frustrating to manage the family summer schedule, especially when your kids need and enjoy different things. You might find you must constantly cajole and encourage some of your kids to participate in activities, while you have to pull back the reins on others. It's likely you can feel exhausted before summer...
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...
I didn’t have a lot of experience with Bibles growing up, since my family didn’t attend church regularly. As I raise my own children, I want them to understand that the Bible is more than just a book. I want them to see how Scripture can change hearts, open minds, and invite others to...
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...
At our Parenting Pathway class this past Sunday, we heard from special guest Shannon Thornton, M.A. LPC with Chrysalis Behavioral Therapy and Counseling, about raising kids who have ADHD. If you missed the class or want to remind yourself of some key points, watch the recording and check out the class notes this week...
Typically, when we talk about resilient kids, we talk about it in the context of teens and their ability to overcome obstacles in middle school, high school, or even launching into adulthood. But stepping back, it is clear to see that the seeds of resilience are planted very early in life. In the long days...
Our Pastor for High School Ministry, Nathan Kocurek, writes the best monthly newsletters for families in his ministry. This is not a man who is new to this field of ministry; Nathan has years of experience ministering to teens, and there is very little he has not seen. So when he recently shared a...
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...
