Is it easy for you to say “I’m sorry” to your kids when you blow it? Rose Mary suggested we talk about this because her parents believed it was a sign of weakness. Actually, it is a sign of weakness. Don’t [...]
You’re on a long road trip. You’ve prepared. You have travel games and mobile devices. Then, you hear the groan: “What? Out of data? Seriously?” Now what? You can allow yourself to get sucked in to the comparisons to other families—“Why [...]
Mark 3:25 tells us, “A house divided against itself cannot stand.” Parents, how many times have we argued in front of our kids about the kids? I’m the kind of person who wants to get a situation worked out right [...]
According to the dictionary, addiction is “the state of being enslaved to a habit or practice or to something that is psychologically or physically habit-forming”—like drugs or behavior.1 While most of us think about addiction to drugs and other substances, [...]
Fast food, Google searches, Facebook posts, likes, text messages—our kids are involved in a culture where instant gratification is the promise of the day. If you want something, you get it. “There must be an app for that,” right? Is [...]
I volunteer in our church. I’m a small group leader with 5th and 6th grade boys. I’m amazed at how many boys—who grew up in the church with solid Christian families—who hardly even know how to look up a verse of [...]
If you’re as competitive as I am, you’re not real comfortable watching most athletic events. You want to be out there. When it comes to our kids, we want our kids to play, be involved, enjoy the game, and win. When [...]
I heard this terrible story from Cynthia. She asks, “What do you do when adult children keep a grandparent from seeing their grandkids?" The breakdown came as a result of sin from everyone involved. She says, “It’s been four years [...]
Just curious. What do you mean by that? As Christian parents, we’re told by the writer of Hebrews not to neglect to meet together, as is the habit of some, but encouraging one another. While worshiping together as a family [...]
I'm sure you've heard that saying before, right? We all get it and believe it—or do we? How many times have we been guilty of saying something like, “That’s not very flattering.” Or, “Does this outfit make me look fat?” Our [...]