How to use Fall leaves to teach your child about God
Fall means cooler temps, scarves, and pumpkin spice lattes. And the biggest fall icon of all? The leaves! Beautiful yellows, reds, and golds. Don’t you love them? In my part of the country, it hasn’t gotten cold enough for the pretty hues to…
MOMcon videos are free online for only 2 more days!
Conferences … I love them! I love going to them. I love learning. I love listening to speakers. But the truth is, most of the content that you would get at a conference, you can get from home. On your computer. For free. That’s the…
MOMcon 2018 Review – new friends and needed reminders
MOMcon 2018 is a wrap. MOMcon : an annual conference for Christian moms put on by MOPS, the Mothers Of Pre-Schoolers organization a “mom getaway, discussing every topic you care about as a woman, mom and leader” This year it…
Can my newborn survive church people germs? 5 tips
Whenever I see a very young infant out in public, the pediatrician’s cautions still ring in my ears. Keep your newborn at home! Maybe you heard it from your doctor – or mother – too. Don’t take your baby out! It’s…
How to learn the books of the Bible
I don’t carry a Bible around much. Not anymore. When I was a kid, though, my Sunday School teacher gave us candy if we remembered to bring our Bibles to church. They taught us to follow along as the pastor…
We sing the same lullaby every. single. night. Here’s why…
Singing a song is part of our bedtime routine. It’s the last thing I do before whispering “I love you” with a kiss and setting my children in bed. Its my favorite part because my two-year-old drapes himself over me and…
5 Super-Relevant Verses for Parents
1. Proverbs 22:6 Train children in the right way, and when old, they will not stray. We love this verse. It sums up our calling as parents and the reason why we do what we do. Our calling: teach our…
Simple ways to stop being so angry at the spouse who doesn’t do chores
It’s frustrating. I have a full-time job, I am the one who handles child care duties, AND I do the majority of housework. How am I supposed to have Christianly calm, humble, and generous feelings about this?! In the evening,…
A prayer for my child on her first birthday
Dearest Lord, You are my dearest. Before I even speak about my beloved child, I want to acknowledge You. My Creator, Savior, and Sustainer … I owe all I am and all I have to you. I confess that there…
Are you worried your child will think faith is weird?
We believe in a story about a God who was born as an average, poor Jewish boy over 2,000 years ago. That’s weird. This boy became a man who did some interesting things but then was killed. And we say he came…
Raising kids and encouraging faith
