by Lori Wildenberg | Aug 11, 2026 | Adversity, Character Development
We want our kids to be resilient, to persevere when the going gets tough, yet often we act in ways that prevent growth in this area. We rescue, we fix, we redo, we protect, we take over. It is uncomfortable to observe our kiddos struggle. However the outcome of...
by Lori Wildenberg | Sep 14, 2025 | Uncategorized
Dear Parents and Grandparents, We are shocked and heartbroken over Charlie Kirk’s assassination. Most of us have been talking about this with our spouses and friends. And many of our kids, whom we try to protect from witnessing or experiencing the world’s...
by Lori Wildenberg | Mar 26, 2025 | Faith Development, Uncategorized
Talking about the Easter with littles to teens can be a challenge for moms, dads, grandmoms, and granddads. The empty tomb is the reason we believe in Jesus. An Easter conversation contains elements of betrayal, suffering, torture, and death. This type of talk is not...
by Lori Wildenberg | May 28, 2024 | Character Development
But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law. Those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires. Since we live by...
by Lori Wildenberg | Apr 18, 2024 | Faith Development, prayer, Uncategorized
The words we speak over our kids and grands can be blessings or curses. Scripture tells us in Proverbs 18:21, “The tongue has the power of life and death.” Our words have a lot of power, life or death. When we give a blessing, we are speaking life. You may...
