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How would you use your words?
The last thing my dentist said to me as I left his office, “Thank you for not hitting me this time when I was numbing your jaw AND you may want to hold off on eating and talking for a bit so you don’t...
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Report Cards have been issued…
Ahhh….it’s the moment many kids dread: the afternoon they walk into the house with their report cards. The moment when all they have done [or not done] over the past term is evaluated and given a...
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Not Qualified?
I’m sure you’ve heard a couple who may be contemplating adding children to their relationship say, “We’re just going to wait until we are financially ready.” You likely walk away snickering,...
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Life is like…a bowl of soup
At my house we call it rainbow soup–some may call it minestrone or vegetable soup. It began as a disguise for vegetable-rich minestrone soup that spanned the colors of the rainbow. A meal that wasn’t...
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Develop a posture of HOPE in Parenting
If HOPE can be defined as “a feeling of expectation and desire for a certain thing to happen,” what does HOPE as a Christian parent mean? How do we pass this HOPE along to our children? I believe we...
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TRUTHS I want my kids to know: the world needs more good LEADERS
If blogging about raising the next generation has taught me anything, it has taught me that vulnerability is necessary to have a voice in your journey. Transparency and vulnerability is often the place...
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More TRUTHS I want my kids to know: YOU can change the World!
Self-efficacy can be defined as “the extent or strength of one’s belief in one’s own ability to complete tasks and reach goals.” Our children’s self-efficacy is strongly influenced by how we raise our...
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To guide them, we must know them
Every year, as thousands of youth across the country prepare to graduate from high school, they search for answers to the difficult question: What do I want to do for the rest of my life? They struggle...
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Imagine a generation…
Imagine the power of a generation who lives and walks so much like Jesus that those around them are drawn to follow them. Imagine the power of a generation who leads their peers to impact the world...
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Baptism: When is my child ready?
This is often a question parents ask our KidsChurch and Youth teams. How does an adult discern if a child, preteen, or teen is ready to be baptized? Are we adults “qualified” to make that determination...
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