I love to laugh. You?
Once a week, I post a “Funny Kids” post on the Keys for Kids Facebook page. The stories of what kids say—priceless. One story that comes to mind is a little boy who was leaving a church service one Sunday. The [...]
Internet usage—conflict.
Our kids LOVE their mobile devices, don’t they? Whether it’s listening to music, playing games—or with the older kids, it’s Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. The question is what are we doing to protect them from predators, bullying, pornography, and more? [...]
The problems get bigger.
You never stop being a parent. At least, you shouldn't. Our kids are 33, 31, 29, and 16. If you’re not there, you’ll quickly realize the problems you thought were insurmountable when they were young are nothing compared to what [...]
I don’t want to do it!
I’m sitting at my desk NOT wanting to write another Parent Minute. It’s one of those days where I just don’t feel like doing ANYTHING. Been there? We tend to get caught up in the here and now. Then, I [...]
Devotional responsibility
I remember when I was in elementary school, and my dad challenged us to memorize a Bible verse…any verse. Always wanting the easy way out when it came to the Bible, I decided to pick the last verse of the [...]
Will they EVER move out?
Being a parent of a young adult isn’t always easy, especially if they moved out to go to college, now they’re back and you don’t see any movement to get out on their own. How do we get them to [...]
But I want that, why can’t I have it?
There are some kids who want it all. I know some adults like that, and you'll raise some of them if you don't fix it now. Suggestions? When they're old enough, teach them 1 John 2, that the things people [...]
Mission, outreach, evangelism! Don’t go away!
The mission of Keys for Kids Ministries is to reach kids and their families with the Gospel and encourage them to walk with the Lord. As Christians, isn’t that the mission of all of us? We want our kids to [...]
Missions—I said it. Don’t tune out.
At my previous job at another ministry, I talked extensively about missions. One thing I noticed—whenever I said the word missions, many Christians would tune out and stop listening. I’m not really sure why. I’m guessing a lot of it’s because [...]
Sin is sin—not an “unfortunate choice.”
I recently heard someone who is supposedly an expert on child development that we shouldn’t tell kids they made poor choices or did something wrong. The words she said to use were, “You didn’t do anything wrong on purpose. You [...]