If you’re raising small children or have raised small children, then you know the bedtime battle is real. I have the opposite problem now with teenagers in my house who nearly sleep more hours than they’re awake, but I do remember the days. I’ll never forget when my son disregarded that the consequence for…
How to Help Our Kids Overcome Fear
Fear is defined as an unpleasant emotion caused by the belief that someone or something is dangerous and likely to cause pain or a threat. It’s the belief. That little word is the good news about this very real emotion that adults and kids alike all experience. Our belief is in a God who cares…
7 Tips to Help Tween Girls Develop a Healthy Body Image
I have an eleven-year-old daughter. I’m amazed at how, even at her young, tender age, society has already influenced her body image by communicating what is beautiful and what is not. I’m trying to raise her to be secure about who she is and love the body God gave her – and to embrace her…
How Kids Can Change The World
We all want our kids to grow up and be world changers in the positive sense of the word, don’t we? We want them to be lights of the world who love Jesus and encourage others to do the same. We want them to be a voice of hope to a hurting world. We want…
Where’s God When I’m Scared?
People don’t necessarily categorize me as a compassionate person. I’m okay with that, because I realize we are all different. However, when it comes to fear and my kids experiencing it, my compassion goes through the roof. Perhaps it’s my firsthand experience with fear as an adult that allows me to help my kids through…