Purposeful Parenting. Building Godly Character.
How do you push your kids away? As parents, we want to keep a good relationship with our kids as they become teens and young adults. Often, however, without meaning to, you may push your older kids away from you. Are you aware of things you may be doing that might turn your teens away? I believe that the biggest… Read More
Perhaps your reaction to the subject of discipline is “Oh no, here we go again!” Sometimes we get tired of hearing about it; other times we get tired of dealing with it! As a result, we can get harsh in our discipline. When you use loving discipline with your child it will help you stay calm, while remembering that discipline… Read More
All moms go through times of discouragement. At those times it is very important that we turn to God’s Word to seek His truth, and claim His promises. Otherwise, we will end up dwelling in discouragement valley, as we listen to the voice of the enemy. Without His word to guide and encourage us as moms, it would be easy… Read More
I believe that there are advantages of growing up in a large family! However, the fact that we have eight children is looked at as unusual by many people these days. My husband came from a family of 14 kids, and there were 5 in my family. For us, having a “large family” just seemed normal. Many folks are quick to… Read More
How important is prayer for families? As parents, we’re told it is important to pray for our kids regularly. Is this really true? Does praying for our kids really matter? It IS important to pray for our kids regularly but is also important to believe that praying for our kids makes a difference! I still remember a particularly “bad” day… Read More
The greatest gift you can give to your kids is the power of a praying parent. The power of God penetrates our children’s lives when we pray for them. But how many times have you struggled to know how or what to pray for your child? What are good things to pray for? It’s easy to either neglect praying for… Read More
One of my top priorities as a homeschooling mom was godly character building. Little did I know that God was going to use my kids and my homeschool to build MY character, as well! In the process of teaching and training my children, I often had those character-building days. You know, the ones where the difficult child was more difficult… Read More
Why does my child not talk to me? As parents, we all desire to have a good relationship with our children. One of the biggest parts of that is keeping the lines of communication open. When our kids feel free to communicate with us, it, in turn, keeps the connection to their heart strong. It’s important to avoid responses that… Read More
Training kids’ hearts with Scripture is one of the best ways and most important ways to teach and train our children. God tells us as parents that we are to bring our children up in the nurture and admonition of the Lord. (Ephesians 6:4) He also provided everything we need for that task in His Word. “All Scripture is given by… Read More
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
