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The Secret of Gratitude

The work of Christ in our lives is just plain bigger than our circumstances

When we ask our kids for forgiveness, we model a essential trait for life

Grace and Forgiveness in Parenting

Grace and forgiveness are necessary a healthy home and faith. Asking our children for forgiveness is an essential parenting trait.

creating security in difficult times begins with being honest with your children. Father having a heart to heart talk with his little girl sitting on the couch

Creating Security in Difficult Times

Being honest with our children is important. Even in stressful times, it can build trust. Developing an understanding of your family’s unique fears and stresses can benefit your ability to cultivate security.

Every family needs to have a purpose

Adopting a Significant Family Purpose

Build a strong family by creating a family purpose. Everyone from the smallest to your teens will feel the unity.

Mother hugging adult son.

When Adult Children Don’t Share Your Values

We can’t change our adult children. But we can choose to keep communication open without compromising our convictions.

mom and little girl crafting at Easter

New Ideas for a Christ-Centered Easter

We can connect Easter traditions to the resurrection and share the good news of Christ’s sacrifice.

Mother and son lovingly touching foreheads with a basket of dyed Easter eggs

Finding Easter in Bunnies and Baskets

The Easter story can be confusing to young children. Use the things popular culture associates with Easter today to teach kids about the real meaning of Easter.

Do your children understand Easter?

Do Your Children Understand Easter?

Help your children grasp and understand the depth and importance of Easter. Use our mini-lessons to teach them certain aspects about Easter.

growing tween tying his shoe

Those Clumsy Middle-school Years

Middle schoolers can be clumsy. Here is a way to help your child through those awkward growth spurts.

teen girl praying

Teach Your Teens to Cultivate a Vibrant Prayer Life

One way to help your teens cultivate a close connection with God is through prayer. And you can teach them how to do this.

two teens immersed in the meta verse

What Parents Should Know about the Metaverse

The metaverse presents an interesting situation for parents. With its introduction, the line between real and virtual is growing blurrier by the day. That’s why it’s important for parents to have a good understanding of boundaries for your family.

Choosing a Home-School Curriculum

Where do you start the home-schooling experience? How do you keep from being overwhelmed by it?

little girl with her teddy bear saying her bedtime prayers, sitting on her bed

Getting Your Kids Ready to Talk With God

We can make saying night time prayers more meaningful. After all, we are teaching our children how to talk to God.

A couple sits with a marriage counselor to learn the keys to a successful second marriage.

How We Built a Successful Second Marriage

Statistics doom second marriages like Jerry and Kelly’s. Seeking premarital guidance from a Christian counseling ministry was the logical choice to proactively protect their marriage.

parenting alone. Solo mom loving on her 6 year old boy, nose to nose.

Parenting Alone: Hope for Solo Moms Raising Boys

In a world where genders are easily confused, raising boys alone can seem hopeless.

A couple with three kids from a blended stepfamily after remarriage navigate crossing a creek by stepping over rocks.

Is Remarriage Right for You and Your Future Stepfamily?

Understanding the challenges of stepfamily living can help you make an informed decision about remarriage.

Parenting Young adults

Parenting Young Adults: Grace and Forgiveness

Crucial decisions made during the post high school years may significantly impact a young adult’s future.

A reconciled couple consider remarriage.

Dr. Bill Maier on Remarriage

Dr. Bill Maier addresses the issues of remarriage and blended families.

When your remarriage affects your kids, discuss it with them and spend times with them.

How Remarriage Affects Kids

Because Mike and I were widowed, not divorced, we thought we’d found the easy button for blending families: no joint-custody or child-support hassles.

Teenage girl talking to AI on her phone

Does Social Media AI Know Your Teens Better Than You Do?

Parents, I hate to tell you this. But in some ways, social media AI might know your kids better than you do.