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Our home is located about 3/4 of a mile away from the town park. If we want to walk there we take the sidewalk up to the side road, which leads directly to the trails that bring us to the park. We spend a lot of time at the three different parks that are adjoined…
Faith
Book Club Coming: Give Them Grace
Rules. We all have rules in our homes we expect our kids to follow. The Bible has rules too, but none of us can save ourselves and live up to the standard of the law. That law exists to show us that we need a Savior. Our kids need a Savior too. They can’t perfectly follow the…
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…
Comforting Your Child with the Word of God
My 4-year-old son and I were recently reading from his Bible. He’s known the story of David and Goliath for a long time but on this particular night, he had really zereod in on it. He asked a lot of questions, and spent a long time looking at pictures and thinking. Later that night, he…
God Loves You No Matter What
I recently attended an open house at the middle school for my oldest child. I’m embarking on new territory here. For many years I have worked with middle school youth and I have publicly stated that middle school kids are my favorite, and they are! This is the first time, however, that my child will…