How do you do that? The only way I know is by spending large amounts of time with your kids. I don’t like like to get in the middle of the quality vs. quantity debate because I can’t pick a side. I think kids need large amounts of focused time. I have to admit between […]
Parenting Advice: Know your kid's strengths and weaknesses. Read More »
(Tickets we used to promote the event) One of the outreach/in reach activities we do at our church for our kids ministry is an Open House. Why do we do it? – We do an open house every year for a few reasons. 1. We want to take a weekend service to specifically address why
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Alex Brown was killed a year and a half ago in a car accident at the young age of 17, her family was on Extreme Home Makeover tonight. I can rarely watch that show without getting emotional. Tonight it was beyond sad, it was gut wrenching. There are few things that get me super emotional
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One of the scariest things for me as a parent is when I first heard my kids say or do something I say or do. The impact of my actions on the life of my kids really hits home when you see them acting just like you. To this day it still freaks me out.
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I remember the first time I thought “The way those parents are raising their kids will never work, their kids are going to turn out to be hellions.” I thought this because I didn’t have kids and read loads of parenting books that all offered the perfect recipe to raise great kids. The front of
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My mother always told me this even before we had kids “Be more concerned with how adults respond to your kids than how their peers respond to them.” Some of you may be scratching your head? What does that even mean? This is something I constantly monitor with our kids. I want to see how
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I don’t want to go down the road of what type of disciple you should do for your kids because every kid is different and every family is different. What I would like to talk about is the principles that every family no matter how old your kids are should practice. In my short 36
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Use the stairs. I just started watching “Biggest Loser” I know I am late to the party. It reminded me I need to get back to my little blog serise called “A Thin Man’s Guide to Losing Weight”. *caution rant alert* I have this theory in life that people who are trying to lose weight
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I am going to do a few posts this week discussing some of the things I have learned in the past few years as a parent. I do want to start with a disclaimer. I am not a perfect parent. I need to say that out of the gate because I have a long standing
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Anytime you get the Christian singer Carmen and Unicorns to come together for a YouTube friday you know that you are in for a special treat. Enjoy.
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