Being a mom is wonderful, right?! It’s just the everyday mothering tasks that, if we’re not careful, can slowly eat us alive. Whining, up-all-night feedings, lingering illnesses, ongoing discipline issues, endless homework, and all that time in the car: Everyday motherhood is downright relentless. How can we deal with the hectic, perpetual pace of raising […]
READ MORE
On those tough mothering days, I pull out God’s love letter to me (a collection of love Bible verses written as a love letter from God). You see, I wrote this love letter from God (based on Bible verses about love) during an especially hard mothering season a few years back when I really needed […]
READ MORE
Looking for a great wisdom Bible verse to teach your child? Teaching kids about wisdom is an important part of teaching kids about God. Maybe you’d like a wisdom Bible verse to share for a child’s graduation or other special event. Or perhaps you just want to hear what the Bible says about wisdom (in […]
READ MORE
Looking for easy ways to teach a Bible memory verse to a child? I have happy memories of Bible verse memorization as a child, and I believe Bible memory work is a big part of teaching kids about God. But as busy mom, I need simple approaches to teaching scripture memorization to my kids. Are you […]
READ MORE
Recently, I wrote a letter to my daughter on what I wanted to teach her about being a Christian woman. Teaching children about God is my #1 goal as a mom, and so this letter to my daughter was a great way for me to identify specific ideals I wanted her to learn about becoming a […]
READ MORE
Finding ways to say I love you to your kids can sometimes be tricky. Especially when you’re a parent to several children (like I am). To add to the pressure, helping kids know they are loved is an essential part of teaching children about God (and His great love for them). That’s why, despite the […]
READ MORE
Our kids may know the song “Jesus loves me,” but there are many other exciting ways to teach kids that God is love (and make God’s love real in their hearts)! Why not teach kids about God’s love through books, games and other fun activities? In order for our kids to have godly confidence, we […]
READ MORE
Finding rest (something we all need to stay sane and whole) can be difficult. We know that busy women like us need it, but we’re left with only one question: How? How can we regularly get the emotional rest we need to stay sane and whole (and discover a more joyful life in every season)? I’m not talking about theoretical […]
READ MORE
Wondering how to teach confidence to kids? On the surface, it seems that teaching kids how to have self confidence would be a big part of teaching children about God. I mean, doesn’t it make sense that raising self confident kids is the key? But I disagree. Our kids need more—way more—than just self confidence in […]
READ MORE
Movies about perseverance are a simple way to teach our kids the important life skill of perseverance. We all go through hard times–times that challenge us–and our kids need to know how to be persevere through life’s challenges, right? It’s one of the most important things we parents can teach our children. Here’s a list of […]
READ MORE