Purposeful Parenting. Building Godly Character.
Are you an angry parent? How does an angry parent affect a child? I mention the importance of not dealing with our children in anger at most of my workshops, and have had many parents come to me saying that they struggle with this. (especially those who have a difficult child!) Many moms have come to me in tears admitting… Read More
Are you dealing with a prodigal daughter or son? I’ve talked with so many Christian parents who are grieving over and praying for their prodigal children. We’ve talked about the undeniable power of Scripture prayers for prodigals and offered them hope. Today I’m going to share the notes from a sermon by my pastor, Steve Hobbins on this topic. Knowing how… Read More
What are the dos and don’ts of parenting? As parents, we all want to do the best job we can in raising our kids. However, despite our best intentions, we often do things that we should stop doing. Today, I’m going to share 10 things every parent should stop doing. The list includes things I struggled with from time to… Read More
Finding Scriptures to fight depression is the best way to defeat the negative thoughts, and the lies you may be believing. Scripture will encourage your heart, and enable you to speak truth to yourself in those hard times. I do understand that unfortunately, there seems to be a stigma about depression. Often we are ashamed to tell anyone about it or… Read More
As moms, it is easy to get to the point where our well is dry, and we have nothing left to give to our families. I’ve been there, and want to share some tips for the mom who is burnout and stressed. There never seems to be enough time to do it all as a mom, so we push ourselves…. Read More
Our tweens and teens face many challenges and temptations in today’s world. We need to give them good Biblical teaching to help them navigate the temptations that they will face, as well as prepare them to handle relationships in a way that is pleasing to God. Sometimes a good, inspiring book for your Christian tween or teen helps reinforce the… Read More
Through the ups and downs of parenting our eight kids, I would often get discouraged with one (or all) of the kids, because their behavior showed a lack of character. It seemed that despite all my efforts, my character training wasn’t working! Many times when going to a conference to speak on ‘Character Training’, I would tell my husband that… Read More
What do you do when your child pushes you away? One of my greatest desires as a parent is to point my kids to God. I hoped to see them develop a love for Him and a desire to serve Him. I wanted to see them stay in the church and remain faithful to God when they become young adults. … Read More
Scroll down to view the sponsor giveaway and enter for your chance to win! Whenever I start talking to parents about being intentional in teaching their kids how to grow in Godly character, one of their biggest concerns is this. They know they themselves don’t have it together and they don’t want to be hypocrites in the eyes of their… Read More
Scroll down to view the sponsor giveaway and enter for your chance to win! One of your top priorities as a parent should be to help your kids grow in Godly character. Our main purpose for homeschooling our kids has always been to influence them and shape their values while training them in character. Character training prepares our kids to… Read More
My name is Kathie, and I am glad you stopped by. I am a stay-at-home mom of 8 wonderful kids, and have been homeschooling for 31 years. I hope that my blog will be a blessing and encouragement to you! Read More…