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4 Prayers and Meditations for When Your Child Is Facing Health Challenges

Our kids are a special blessing from the Lord. He gives us a fierce love for them that is powerful and terrifying at the same time. When they hurt,...

4 Prayers and Meditations for When Your Child Is Facing Health Challenges

3 Things Parents Should Know about ‘Sonic the Hedgehog 3’

Sonic is a talented blue hedgehog alien who makes friends wherever he goes.His loyal sidekick, Tails, admires Sonic's bravery. His best two...

3 Things Parents Should Know about ‘Sonic the Hedgehog 3’

How Are Children a Gift from the Lord?

If kids are a blessing and having a house full of them is a gift, we are going to have to structure our lives a little differently than the...

How Are Children a Gift from the Lord?

15 Powerful Prayers for Protection of Your Family

Do my prayers for protection make any difference? Are my prayers powerful enough to change the present or the future? Does God want to hear them?...

15 Powerful Prayers for Protection of Your Family

5 Serious Stumbling Blocks That Damage Parent-Adult Child Relationships

Building and maintaining a strong relationship with your adult children can be both rewarding and challenging. As a parent, you naturally want to...

5 Serious Stumbling Blocks That Damage Parent-Adult Child Relationships

5 Encouraging Reminders for Dads with Newborns

There are many questions that come with being a new dad. When your child is born, people will often ask how the baby is doing, how the mom is...

5 Encouraging Reminders for Dads with Newborns

10 Small But Impactful Ways to Incorporate Faith in Your Parenting

This morning, I drove my middle daughter to high school in utter silence. No words were spoken, no music was on, just the sound of the tires...

10 Small But Impactful Ways to Incorporate Faith in Your Parenting

How to Establish Healthy Boundaries with Your Adult Children

When we demonstrate that we are trustworthy and have their best interests in mind, and when we continue to be an influence in their lives without...

How to Establish Healthy Boundaries with Your Adult Children

How to Find Biblical Joy When a Child Walks Away From God

If this has happened in your family, I want to give you a (virtual) hug and tell you that I am so sorry for the pain you are feeling because of...

How to Find Biblical Joy When a Child Walks Away From God

5 Practices for Parents to Try in the New Year

With a New Year comes an invitation to begin creating new patterns and rhythms and adjust the culture that has developed in your home. It's a...

5 Practices for Parents to Try in the New Year

5 New Year’s Resolutions for Parents Working on Patience

Weight loss, financial issues, and organization. These are just some of the common New Year's resolutions people make when they want to better...

5 New Year’s Resolutions for Parents Working on Patience

Is Your Child's Playlist Poisoning Their Mind?

The type of music our kids listen to can deeply influence their emotions, thoughts, and souls. Therefore, it is our sacred duty as parents to be...

Is Your Child's Playlist Poisoning Their Mind?

3 Family Prayers to Bring You Closer This Christmas

No matter how hard we try, families become more focused on dinners, tree decorating, card sending, and gift giving during the Christmas season....

3 Family Prayers to Bring You Closer This Christmas

5 New Year's Resolutions for Parents of Adult Children

Before I'd begun reading this Psalm, I had been missing my adult children and longing to see and connect with them. They are busy living their...

5 New Year's Resolutions for Parents of Adult Children

5 Tips to Navigate the Challenges of Co-Parenting During the Holidays

"My kids and my stepkids are miserable and exhausted during the holidays," Nicole, a mom and stepmom, explained. "The flip-flopping...

5 Tips to Navigate the Challenges of Co-Parenting During the Holidays

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