Parenting is hard, and so is learning to self-regulate as a parent. It would be difficult to find a parent who disagrees with that statement. However, good news is embedded in that statement, too. Parenting is hard because you’re trying to be a good parent. You’re not just meeting your children’s physical needs; you’re meeting …
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Sometimes it’s hard to know if you’re disciplining your children effectively. Try using these five measures from the Bible.
I remember working with an 8-year-old boy named Brandon in counseling. Brandon had spent about two years in foster care before he was adopted by his foster family. For his adoptive parents, the adoption was a joyous occasion. They loved Brandon dearly and were so excited to have him join their family permanently. They posted …
Turn my eyes from looking at worthless things; and give me life in your ways. Psalm 119:37
How does this parenting style really play out in practical ways?
Is there really a path to online fame and easy money for our kids?
Laura Perry Smalt’s never believed she was a boy living inside a girl’s body, however, she admits she didn’t completely understand what it meant to be fully female or to be a Christian. Becoming the Christian woman God created her to be was a long, hard, and confusing road for Laura.
Expectations, we all have them! Most of us have high expectations or preferred futures we desire our kids to experience. We know what the result should be, but not necessarily the steps to get there! And sometimes, let’s be honest, when trauma and the world we live in collide, things aren’t as they appear. When …
For Christian families, there’s an overwhelming importance upon understanding the roles of female and male. However, our culture emphasizes different aspects of these roles from Christianity. In the Christian context, the origin point for this conversation lies at the beginning: the creation of woman and man.
The work of Christ in our lives is just plain bigger than our circumstances
