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I want to raise my kids in such a way that they will know and acknowledge God as their trusted Father and Friend. Building trust with children is critical for this to happen. Trust is built when your love is unwavering in the midst of discipline. In fact, engaging in disciplining your child is itself... Continue Reading →
Seeing or hearing of children bullied and mistreated pains me. I know how a sensitive child can be easily taken advantage of. I was one. Nasty comments or simply perceived threats can cause deep emotional pain and leave scars that effect a person for the rest of their lives. So what can children do when... Continue Reading →
If you aren't familiar with Mark Thrice, here's a good article to help with that. He a syndicated humour columnist. Read The Things I've Learned from Parenting.
As a young dad, I'm always looking for ways to improve my fathering. Discipline is tough. I want my kids to grow up with mature character. Now, my frame of reference, when I say I want my kids to have mature character, is God's standards as recorded in Scripture. However, this blog is not about... Continue Reading →
Click on the link below for a simple game you can use to teach your kids about the Bible. It's from Focus Parenting (ie. Focus on the Family). Mealtime Moments-Jeopardy
The following is from Family Minute. Definitely check out the video dads! Men, are you living the Dad Life? My friend, George, tells me before he and his wife had children, life was quite a bit different. Marriage felt like being on a constant date! Spare time was golfing with buddies and going to sporting... Continue Reading →
A new ritual we've added to our kids bedtime is picking a book. Each night Sonora and Josiah go to their little reading corner and choose one book they want read. We enjoy seeing which book they pick. Sonora, who is all about princesses even has picked an Iron Man book more than once. Josiah... Continue Reading →
Last night I tweeted about Sonora's incessant talking about princesses and such. Later that night in bed, I was reading "Bringing Up Girls" by Dobson. The next chapter I read was on girls' obsession with beauty and princesses, etc. Also in that chapter, he recorded Steven Curtis Chapman's song called "Cinderella." I immediately went to... Continue Reading →
Further ideas, resources and links I liked from the Children's Ministry Expo, 2010 that will benefit children's ministry leaders as well as parents influence the next generation to walk with Jesus. (For part 1 click here). In this article: Links Just a random collection of websites you may want to check out. Resources Parenting, family... Continue Reading →
Daph and I have been getting some votes on potential baby names from friends. From the votes so far, here are the leaders and those lower on the list: Leaders: Hannah (15 yes, 6 no) Emilia (12 yes, 9 no) Addison (10 yes, 9 no) Alana (13 yes, 8 no) Sophie (11 yes, 8 no)... Continue Reading →
Pastor Steve is a Children's and Family Pastor. He communicates about parenting, family and children's ministry.
