It’s green. I ain’t eating THAT.
There are a lot of finicky kids…and adults, too. I was kind of picky when I was a kid, too, and I still have a hard time eating anything green. How do we get our kids to try new foods? [...]
Who doesn’t like a good party?
Janelle wrote in to Parent Minute a few weeks ago asking if I’d write about hospitality, asking “How do we model it for our kids?” First, what is it? The definition is “the friendly reception and treatment of guests or strangers.”1 The [...]
A single mom needs help.
Yesterday, I answered a question from a single mom asking how she could teach her son how to treat a woman. I’d like to continue that thread today. Men, if you know a single mom with a son, reach out [...]
What message are you sending?
When was the last time you really didn’t like something? Were you vocal about it? I’m like that. I tend to say whatever comes to my mind. Now, I’m not as bad I was once was, but still. When it [...]
I sure wish I hadn’t done that
I remember a time in my life when I was doing something, I wasn’t being a very good example. What made it worse is I thought I was getting away with it, but my kids saw me do it. A [...]
I pray with my kids every night.
That’s great! While most Christian parents understand the need to pray with our kids each night, how many really do it? And when we do, do we do it right? Sometimes it’s easy to fall into a rut of saying [...]
I’m not sure I can take any more.
I just got off the phone with a woman who gave a generous gift to Keys for Kids Ministries. It didn’t match her other giving, so I called her to ask why. She’s a single mom. She never wanted divorce, [...]
How valuable are your children to you, really?
A cartoon showed two women in business suits—briefcase in hand, waiting for the bus. One said to the other: “Better the rat race than the brat race.” This says it all, doesn’t it? Better to chase dollars than change diapers. [...]
Do we delight in the LORD?
Psalm 37:4 says, “Delight yourself in the LORD, and he will give you the desires of your heart” (ESV). No, this isn’t a name-it-and-claim-it type of theology. The reality is that if we seek Christ in everything we do, the Holy Spirit [...]
Are you a good example to your kids?
As parents, we’re not perfect. We’re sinful, just like every other human being. But are we good examples to our kids? There are parents who fight in front of kids regularly, but they resolve their fights in front of kids, [...]