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ALL THINGS FAITH AND FAMILY
4 Ways to Increase Your Child’s or Grand’s Resiliency
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...
How to Help Your Child Overcome Fear of Talking About Jesus After Charlie Kirk’s Assassination
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 violence,...
Root for the Home Team: 5 Ways to Build Unity in the Family
Summer and ballgames fit together like a hand and a (baseball) glove. The Rockies, that's my team! Every player has a specific job with a certain skill set. All players focus on playing their best in order for the team to win. What a perfect picture of unity....
How to Effectively Talk with Littles to Teens About Easter
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...
12 Characteristics of Being a Good Follower
So what is a key quality to develop in our kids so they can become an effective leader? We use the Jesus formula. We train them to be good followers, just like Jesus did with his disciples. Jesus had his gang of twelve. Eleven of the twelve learned what it meant to...
Follow the Leader
"But as for me and my household we will serve the LORD." Joshua 24:15b In Scripture we can read the commands given to fathers regarding their role in the family. The ideal dad is the spiritual leader (Josh. 24:15), holds a position of authority in the family (Deut....
What is Love?
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...
How to Give a Blessing to Your Kids or Grands
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 wonder,...
How to Create a Faith and Fun Filled Easter Basket
The night before Easter, my husband and I were determined to foil our children by hiding their baskets in unexpected locations. Our four kids had become quite adept at finding their baskets in no time flat. As I opened the oven door and slid the pink basket onto the...
10 Ways to Use Valentine’s Day to Teach Children about God’s Love
Friends, Valentines Day is right around the corner. The article below I wrote for Crosswalk magazine. I think you will enjoy it. Be sure to click on the link provided (at the end of the introduction) so you are able to access all 10 ideas. Many blessings, Lori What...
