Godly Parenting
Parenting as an extension of my redemption in Christ, of who I am as a Godly woman, who I am as a saved sinner and how that truth impacts my life and parenting.
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Help your Kids have a more Screen Free Summer
Is a screen free summer something you really want for your children, but you don’t have the time or energy to go full crunchy mama? For my family, screen free is probably not going to happen. But when our pediatrician asked about her daily screen time, I realized how digital this generation is. According to CBS News, kids and teens spend more than 7 hours a day in front of a screen. Our doctor was shocked when I mentioned that my 9 year old daughter generally gets less than 1 hour of screen time per day outside of family viewing. She may get more here and there. Today we’re under…
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How to Better Pray for Your Children
Of course, you want to pray for your children. But maybe, you struggle with being as intentional about it as you want to be. I found some ideas that help me better pray for my child. Hopefully, these ideas will help you, too. I made praying a bigger part of my life a few years ago, but deliberately am trying to grow in this area daily. The more I make prayer a dedicated part of my life, the more I’ve seen God answer my prayers. I’ve spent years writing down every prayer for my husband or keeping a prayer journal of all the prayer requests I have. But this year,…
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Finding your Brave – Year 8
“Finding your Brave” is my daughter’s 8th birthday letter. I’m so incredibly proud of the year my daughter was 7-8. I watched her grow in many unexpected ways. Dear Sweet Girl, Turning 8 was the year of finding your brave! I loved watching you turn seven, my kite girl. I loved watching you become this new version of yourself, stretching out and learning to soar. Seven was glorious. I really didn’t want it to end. Yet, I feel that way every year, and every year you amaze me even more, and I think, no, this, this is the year I want to freeze her. But the truth is, even if…
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Yes! You can Homeschool Bravely!
Yes, you can Homeschool bravely! Maybe your thought is Not me, I’m not a teacher. How could I possibly homeschool at all, much less bravely??? But I really want to assure you, you can homeschool. Homeschooling your children is a journey of growing together as a family and growing as an educator. You don’t have to have it all figured out on day one. You learned parenting as your child grew. Learning how to teach is a process too. As the work gets more challenging, you’ll get better at it, I promise. I remember being nervous about homeschooling. Even as a former high school teacher (17 years in the classroom),…
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Why Should You Give Up Something for Lent?
Why should you give up something for Lent? Maybe you shouldn’t. Lent is a HUMAN tradition that isn’t in the Bible at all. (But keep reading because there are some really powerful reasons I choose to.) And some Christian denominations have made Lent an ostentatious ritual that secures salvation or God’s blessing in our lives. John 20:31 ESV But these are written so that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that by believing you may have life in his name. Let me be clear. Salvation does not require you to give up something for Lent. Furthermore, it’s not a part of some magical How…
