Author: Tashelga Parrott Recently, my husband and I were discussing our children. What to do? Who to coddle? And who’s getting tough love? When it comes to blending a family, unless a woman conceives by Immaculate Conception, there is neither a perfect nor an ideal way that words around the topic can be spoken. The [...]
Author: Dr. Scott Turansky One way to avoid emotional outbursts with our children is to understand the difference between tasks, problems, and conflict. Tasks are the normal things parents do each day. You get kids out of bed, make sure they’re dressed, provide breakfast, check that they have all the things they’ll need for the [...]
By Wendy Clark © 2013 In Romans 1:20 Paul writes, “For since the creation of the world God’s invisible qualities—his eternal power and divine nature—have been clearly seen, being understood from what has been made, so that people are without excuse” (NIV). God’s eternal power and divine nature are clearly see and understood through creation. So [...]
Author: Jeanine Cook My church offers it’s community a “donation only”, full day, full summer day camp for those in need. As you can imagine, we draw a variety of people in a variety of challenging circumstances. I am currently at the point of choosing curriculum for the summer. I am wrestling over what to [...]
Author: Brian Ashbaugh Since boyhood I have been a fan of action and adventure movies, particularly those about superheroes. From Superman to Spiderman, I’ve found such characters not only entertaining but inspiring and uplifting in a way. Who hasn’t walked out of a theater after a good superhero flick ready to take on the world? [...]
Author: Pastor Kelly Patchin Modeling Christ is essential. I have become increasingly aware of societal pressures on the family. With increased emphasis on personal pleasure and false priorities we continue to hear “I am too busy”. This creates a problem. There is no way to model behavior to your children without time being spent living [...]
And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another advocate to help you and be with you forever—the Spirit of truth. The world cannot accept him, because it neither sees him nor knows him. But you know him, for he lives with you and will be in you. John 14:16-17 I [...]
Author: Tricia Hodges Being a parent is hard. We face the task of raising little ones, pre-teens or young adults – or all three in my case! We search for answers to this problem or that. We long for encouragement in our parenting. But sometimes we can lean so far trying to fix. We can [...]
Author: Susan Ottmer February is Heart Disease Awareness month. Heart disease is the leading cause of death in the United States. Have you had a heart evaluation lately? How are your interpersonal relationships and your marriage? Does your heart grieve or rejoice when thinking about those relationships? How about your relationship with God? If you [...]
Author: Laura Kuehn Eat fewer carbs, exercise three times a week, spend less time on Facebook . . . New Year’s has come and gone and so have a lot of our resolutions. But maybe that’s because our New Year’s resolutions tend to have one thing in common – a focus on self. As Valentine’s [...]