Do you have any kids that deal with anxiety? I do. It’s hard to watch your child struggle. Let’s talk about how to help our kids deal with anxiety through faith, and direct them toward peace. One of my boys has struggled with anxiety for several years. It’s hard for him to work in groups, it’s […]
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A Simple Challenge That Will Help Your Child Know Her Identity in Christ
Helping our kids know their identity in Christ is a crucial part of our jobs as Christian parents! Read on to learn a 30-second habit that will help you do this. My parents named me Christina, but the only time I heard the full name was when my mom was mad at me. Christie was […]
Bible memory for the chronically forgetful
Bible memory stinks. Well, it doesn’t stink. Rather, I stink at Bible memory. It frustrates me because I have so many great ideas of verses I want to memorize, but when it comes right down to it, I…forget to get right down to it. Sometimes I joke that I’d forget my own head if it […]
Build your child’s faith through imagination
Don’t you just love watching children play? Every one of my boys uses their imagination differently. My eldest loves to make up stories and games, my middle boy loves to pretend to kill bad guys (Why is it that EVERYTHING can become a gun??) And my youngest likes to make rescues with his stuffed Paw […]
The Prayer Of Blessing That Will Transform Your Family
A nightly prayer of blessing can have surprising ripple effects on the faith of your child and in your entire family. He screamed and clutched me as if monsters were trying to drag him into the pit of hell. Maybe that’s how he felt. The first day of kindergarten can be rather rough on a […]
How to Teach Christian Kids About God’s Love
One of my boys often wails that we don’t love him, or we don’t understand him. He’s really hard on himself, and I have no doubt that he will, at times, doubt God’s love for him too. He always says, “I’m bad, I’m bad,” when he makes a mistake. How do I, as a Christian […]