Parenting Archives

We can admit to our children that we don’t, in fact, know everything. The world will continue to spin despite this confession. And this leads the...

But helping your child heal when they are hurting from emotional wounds becomes more difficult when they become an adult. They no longer want us to...

Parents should never stop praying for their children. Never give up praying for your daughter. Her story is not over until God calls her home, so...

Many people focus on the leaving part of foster care, and while it is hard to say goodbye to a child you have invested yourself in, I have been...

Their strict obedience to God's calling does not reflect on your parenting skills. You will be disappointed if your identity is wrapped in how your...

 When your children learn to love family, love adoption, and love our children, we feel accepted, and future generations will reap the...

It's just a fact of life that failing in small and big ways is what many of us do best. Here's a story that's a powerful reminder: God doesn’t give...

Children face many obstacles, challenges, and decisions. Even from a young age, children are deciding between right and wrong, choosing to show...

Validating their emotions is recognizing them as real, expressing this recognition, and accepting that they are struggling. Feeding into their...

It is easy to take everything on ourselves during deployment, but we must remember that our spouse is our partner even when away.

All types of people should be not only welcome but deeply loved, brought into relationships, and included in all activities.

When you pray and meditate on Scripture, you teach your child that God is trustworthy, and when they believe in God as their Sustainer, they will...

Be willing to see the strengths in your kids’ parenting style, even if they do things differently. Remember, they love their children and want...

If God has called you to educate your children in the public school system, I encourage you to teach them to put on the whole armor of God every...

And God, as I step into a season of big, scary unknowns, allowing one teen to drive alone while another packs up and moves off to college, help me...