Raising kids in the twenty first century challenges parents more than ever. Culture calls out to kids, wanting to form them, while many parents want their kids to grow up with a biblical background and faith-based set of values. So how can a parent ride against the tide of culture to raise strong kids with strong faith? Church attendance certainly makes a different, but parents need to be parents, and they need to use the resources that we have available today. Read more…
Have you ever tried to go on an extended outing with a big group of kids? And by “big group,” I mean one or more, and by “extended outing,” I mean 20 minutes or longer, or any outing that requires that you and the kid(s) have to get out of the car. If you have, then you know that traveling with kids requires you to be flexible, prepared, and ready to have fun. Read more…
All relationships are held in the vibrational grid that we’ve set for them. What we expect from our children, we receive. How we expect them to respond, react, and behave becomes the literal pathways and switchbacks that inspire and steer their actions. Read more…
So math wasn’t my best subject. Alright, it was my worst subject. I’m more of a language person, really. Considering my father taught statistics at the local university, and that everyone in my tiny town knew him, it was rather embarrassing. “Hey, aren’t you supposed to be good at this,” my friends would ask when they got stuck on a math homework problem. “Don’t come crawling to me when you need a paper edited,” I’d snap back. Read more…