Family

Graduating? Listen to this.

Jon Acuff is author of the book Quitter and the blog Stuff Christians Like. He offers up some advice for graduating seniors. Jon Acuff  …

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Parents, Just Say No!

Don’t you know that you yourselves are God’s temple and that God’s Spirit dwells in your midst?                                                                                                           1 Corinthians 3:16 We were surprised…

Her dreams: a family’s unexpected parenting journey

It’s so hard to now look at our beautiful 4-year-old and think that we were absolutely devastated just one week after she was born… You see… we had spent the nine months leading up to our firstborn’s birth planning for her future – we had envisioned her playing on Daddy’s basketball team, singing beautifully like her…

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Heart-Broken Mom

John 8:32 Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free. Here is a question we received recently from an overwrought mother. “My 5-year-old daughter keeps saying things like ‘I hate you’ and ‘I want a new family.’ It’s breaking my heart.  Can you help?” This situation is not uncommon. It is, in fact,…

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When your parent becomes your child

Guiding a parent through Alzheimer’s is a challenge we are seldom equipped to handle.  Ken Abraham details this bittersweet experience with his mother on today’s program. You’ll hear the sad, funny, and poignant moments from Ken  recounting those years caring for his mother—and the love of God evident even in…

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Daddies and daughters

So often Dads think their daughters don’t want them interfering in their lives, but Jay Payleitner says they DO want their dads to ask questions about their life and want to know they are loved, protected, and have value. Wednesday Jay will share ways to building a lasting relationship with your daughter. Jay Payleitner…

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The battle of the haircut

There are parenting/relationship questions in my inbox almost every day.  Here is a recent one. “My 13-year-old stepson refuses to cut his hair.  He doesn’t wash it regularly either.  We’ve tried paying him to get it cut but that doesn’t help and neither does his mother.  What next?” There is more than one battle…

Helping your kids finish the school year strong

Focus on the Family’s Thriving Family Magazine… has some suggestions for helping your kids finish the year strong. They say kids begin the second semester with a bang but it’s common for them to quickly lose steam. They suggest a special calendar color-coded for each child and highlighting holidays and events the kids

Homeschooling tips: to test or not to test

This week students across Indiana are taking the ISTEPS.  This week, my children are taking the Iowa Basics. Indiana does not require testing for homeschooled children, so why are we doing it? I don’t believe the point of education is to test my children. However, I do believe that testing them periodically (about every…

Developing a love of reading in your young children

Periodically I get asked questions about how my children became lovers of books. Look for several posts that address what I did, starting with tiny kids otherwise known as infants and toddlers. 1) When my kiddos are infants I started by reading to them any moment we were sitting down. Before they could sit up or hold the book, we’d…