I’m not good at anything!
Have you ever felt that way? Well, when I was a kid, I did. My older sister was a great student, musician, and an amazing runner. My younger sister was really outgoing and a great musician. I didn’t really do [...]
It always looks better on TV.
I remember when I was a kid. Really, I do. I would see commercials on TV featuring the coolest-looking toys. They made everything look amazing. We’ve all been there. We’ve seen a commercial about a product that pricked our interest, [...]
Encouraging creativity
A mom recently asked me, “How do I support my kids’ creativity versus squelching it by being realistic?” That’s a great question. I find this question is answered differently by different parents. Here are five things you can do to [...]
Give gifts to our kids.
Kids are going to love this one, aren’t they? Jesus tells us parents, “If you, then, though you are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give good gifts [...]
Are your kids givers, or takers?
Acts 20:35 tells us that it’s better to give rather than receive. Today, that’s countercultural. According to a study by Professor Jean Twenge, today’s young people are more narcissistic than ever. They not only value themselves more than others—they just [...]
Screen time—what’s too much?
$929. That’s how much the average family is going to be spending on Christmas presents this year.1 Much of that money is going to be spent on mobile devices like tablets, iPhones, and more. You might be a parent buying one of [...]
It always looks better on TV.
I remember when I was a kid. Really, I do. I would see commercials on TV featuring the coolest-looking toys. They made everything look amazing. We’ve all been there. We’ve seen a commercial about a product that pricked our interest, [...]
College is NOT for everybody.
College debt is unbelievable. Do you realize that the average college graduate is starting their career with more than $37,000 worth of debt?1 And, upon graduation, a lot of them won’t even be able to pay off that debt because [...]
I’m not good at anything!
Have you ever felt that way? Well, when I was a kid, I did. My older sister was a great student, musician, and an amazing runner. My younger sister was really outgoing and a great musician. I didn’t really do [...]
My daughter is an amazing singer. But she knows it.
Humility. That can be difficult to teach sometimes. A lot of times the lack of it is a learned behavior. False humility can also be wrong. How can we teach our kids that it’s okay to be confident with their [...]