I need to start by saying that my question isn’t at all intended to be judgemental. I don’t ever think “what’s wrong with you?” to people who don’t have a church family. But at the same time, I honestly can’t imagine raising children without the support of a healthy growing Read more…
As a parent, you have the duty to raise your child the best you can. Part of this is controlling what your kid has access to especially on their phone. I have said so many times that giving a child a cell phone without oversight is like dropping them off Read more…
I have a confession to make: there are people in my life, who I regularly receive advice from, and typically I assume the best thing to do is the opposite of whatever they said. I don’t seek people like this out. We usually don’t need to. They always know what Read more…
Many Christians have a “life verse”, but have you ever considered having a “parenting life verse?” For me, it comes from Deuteronomy 6. Many people know part of this chapter because of how important it is in both Christian and Jewish theology. 4 Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord is one. 5 Love the Lord your Read more…
Nine hundred and thirty-six weeks! If you count that’s the number of weeks from birth to their 18th birthday; this is the time we are given to raise our children. At first, this seems like a long time, I was 23 when I had my first child so 18 years was the majority of my life. But recently as I realized how far along I am with my oldest that time doesn’t seem like enough. So far 382 weeks have passed since Ava was born. That’s 41% of that time is gone.
The other day I was doing a woodworking project for Stef but didn’t have the correct size brad nail. I have a hardware store just minutes away so I could have yelled inside, gone, and been back in minutes. Instead, I went in and got Isaiah ready to go with me.