Dear Mom, You are the best. Really. No matter what the world is telling you, no matter how many times you think you have failed, you are the best. Not only are you the best – you are God’s best. You are the mama HE has chosen to raise His children. The children you have…
5 Ways to Help Your Teenager With Peer Pressure
Peer pressure can get the best of all of us, no matter what age we are. However, for a teenager in public school in this day and age, it seems like the pressure is up one hundred percent. Here are five simple ways that you can help and encourage your teenager who might be dealing…
Teaching Creation Through Earth Day
Earth Day is coming up soon. I used to get a little “up in arms” about this day because I felt like it focused more on the creation than the creator. Yet, like all things, it is really what we make of the day that will fashion the way our kids view it. In my…
After Easter: Keeping Christ The Center
Easter is over. For the next 8 months, it is really easy to go through the motions of church and Christianity – especially for our children. We live in a world where Christmas and Easter are the only times we focus on Christ, even sometimes in Christian homes. How can we keep Christ the center,…
More Than Fasting: A Deeper Look At Lent
Lent is upon us, and for many, this means giving something up or adding something to our lives. Much like Advent, it is a time to prepare our hearts for what is to come. Lent leads us to Easter, the climax of Christ’s life on earth. For many of us though, it is a tradition…