Who do your kids really belong to?
Even though we say they're "our kids," they're really God's kids, aren't they? He just gives them to us for a few years. The Bible makes it pretty clear that it was God Almighty who formed each of our kids [...]
My kids act like they HATE each other. What do I do?
It’s not easy watching our kids fight. While my older kids were growing up, the three of them couldn’t get along as a trio. It was always two against one. I’ve noticed that when there’s a huge age gap, kids [...]
My adult kids are just NOT living for the Lord.
This is tough. There’s nothing more heartbreaking than watching your adult kids fail spiritually. I know first-hand. You feel like a failure, even though you KNOW it’s not your fault. Many of us believe our kids are saved, but just [...]
He just won’t listen. What am I going to do?
I sat in the back of church one Sunday and watched a family struggling. One of their boys was being defiant at every turn. He was told to stand while singing with the rest of the church. He wouldn’t. Finally, [...]
I trust my kids – I do, but…
I wasn’t the best kid. As a teen, I sowed my wild oats. I never abandoned my faith, I just did STUPID things. Sinful things. I regret it. As a young parent I would ask hard questions of my kids [...]
My kids are going to be scarred for life!
How many of us have been there? Your kids are driving you crazy. They’re arguing, smacking each other, and not listening. You’ve got to go to the store, and rather than controlling themselves, they ratchet up the bad behavior. You [...]
Should I hover, or ignore?
Are we as involved in our kids’ lives as we need to be? Are we more or less involved compared to other parents? Ann told me one of her daughters begged for her to be a room parent, but another [...]
You watch your mouth, young man. I mean it!
I was in the mall the other day, and I couldn’t believe what was coming out of what looked like a seven or eight-year-old’s mouth. Curse words and words that probably should have been called swear words. I thought to [...]
Will the whining ever stop?
The only thing worse than a little kid whining all day long is a teenager or a young adult whining all day long. We’ve all heard them. I remember being on a airplane one time heading to Europe. Guess what [...]
They just don’t listen. What do I do?
Have you been in a situation where the kids you’re working with just don’t listen? Maybe they’re your kids, your kids’ friends, or kids at church. I have a young man in my 5th and 6th grade church small group [...]