Graduation: Are You Ready?
When our daughters were very little, a wise friend told me that she enjoyed every season of her children’s lives. She didn’t long for yesterday or wish for tomorrow. She […]
Awareness
Why Your Kids Need YOU To Go Into THEIR World
One of the best pieces of advice I received from a mentor and friend about parenting is: Go into their world. Here’s what that means… Our kids are often […]
A Small Group Of Friends
Our students are being tempted every day to bow to idols this world is throwing at them. Identity, materialism, social media, sports, gaming, sex, pornography, drugs, and the list […]
Do This And Your Kids Will Thank You
I’m going to say something that you may completely disagree with right now…but hear me out. Maybe you’ll change your mind. I want to make a case that people are […]
Intentionally Creating Space For Your Kids
With four young children, it appears that there is a plethora of information bombarding my inbox to tell me how I should parent. How did they know I needed this?! […]
Speak Life Into Your Volunteers
It has been almost 10 years since the last time I was consistently leading a group of adult volunteers in youth ministry. I started as a youth pastor before I […]
Need A Pick Me Up?
Remember the days of dreaming about having kids of your own? The thoughts of bliss and relaxation. The kids doing their chores while you got to sit back and enjoy […]
Students Are Investors…
Students are investors. Their time, energy, and resources are invested in sports, the arts, competitions, or skills that could help them get a college scholarship. We know that the pressures […]
Expensive Gifts
We sometimes tend to think that what kids want are cool, material things that cost a lot, but what they really want, and need, is our time, attention and love. […]
Running Into Battle: The Role Of Courage In Parenthood
The definition of courage is “the ability to do something that frightens someone.” We often associate the word with big, grand gestures of bravery, like a soldier running headfirst into […]