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The world our kids are growing up in is full of media. Our children are constantly presented the opportunity to view, read, or listen to a constant diet of material—good and bad. So how do we teach them to navigate media? In the early years, we do it for them. Just like we protect our…
How to Prepare Children for Trials
I sat in a chair and listened to a doctor trying to convince a woman to be intubated. She was screaming in Spanish and gasping. I stared at my five-year-old fingers and willed her to stop. She didn’t—until she did. When I was five, I didn’t have any context for tragedy. I played in the…
Teaching Kids the Truth About Love
It’s coming. Can you hear the incessant footsteps? It comes bearing bundles of little candy message hearts, chocolate in giant red boxes, and cardstock cartoon cards declaring awkwardly inappropriate messages for first graders everywhere. Valentine’s Day. February. The month of love. Our culture is obsessed with the idea of love. There’s romance in children’s movies,…
Seeking Jesus Daily in the New Year {Free Printable}
We’re just days from the New Year. It’s that time on the calendar when we all kick ourselves for the things we should’ve done, would’ve done, and could’ve done. Then we whip out our pen and pad and make spectacular goals and plans that last for about, oh, 15 days. I don’t know about you,…
Romans Road To the Gospel {with Printable Booklet}
John Newton–the slave trader turned abolitionist who wrote the hymn Amazing Grace–was saved in the midst of a vicious storm as he captained a ship one night. As Newton was called by God, the Holy Spirit brought to his mind the truth his mother taught him. She was long dead, but the words of Scripture…