Being There For Your Child is as Simple as Showing Up
The best thing my parents have been for me is there.
All my life, I’ve known I can count on them to be there for me no matter what. In the hardest parts of my ... Read More...
What is Meaningful Conversation with your Child?
Editor's Note for June 2015:
I recently read a statistic that claimed parents only spend 38.5 minutes per week in meaningful conversation with their children—t... Read More...
Untold International – Social Justice Meets Literature
Untold International is the product of a collaboration between Brady Blackburn and Kaitlyn Medina, two travelers with hearts for social justice and a shared lov... Read More...
There’s No Such Thing as The Worthy Poor
I remember my first time like it was yesterday. I was fifteen years old. It was Christmas morning. As a gift to our entire family, my mother had the brilliant i... Read More...
Why You and Your Spouse Should Serve Together
My husband pastors our church, and we have many opportunities to serve together. Those times are exhilarating as we use our gifts and see God at work.
Recently... Read More...
How to Help Your Kids Serve Others According to God’s Will
My oldest son and I were having a picnic lunch together in the backyard. He was five years old at the time and my three younger children were all napping. We we... Read More...
How Can we Serve?
Editor's Note for May 2015:
Every morning millions of people wake up to a blurry and out-of-focus view—they reach for their glasses and, immediately, what seem... Read More...
A Night to Remember – Prom for Kids with Down Syndrome
In 2011, Rob and Cheryl Shields of San Diego were inspired to organize a prom for high school students with special needs, including autism, Down syndrome, cere... Read More...
What To Do When God Calls You Out of Your Comfort Zone
I was making dinner in the kitchen … okay, I was heating up a package of frozen premade orange chicken.
It was a long day. Don’t judge.
I did sprinkle chi... Read More...
Anywhere He Leads – Tot Time Rhyme
Along the Road
This month, take time to reinforce the good news of Jesus with your children. Sing this rhyme to the tune of “The Wheels on the Bus” as you dri... Read More...
DIY Glowing Ring Toss – A Nighttime Summer Game!
With warmer weather here, what better way to embrace this beautiful season than with some fun lawn games for the entire family? As the sun sets, gather your lit... Read More...
He Has Risen and We Are Not Bound by Fear
Editor's Note for April 2015:
"He is not here: he has risen!"
Our entire faith rests on these beautiful words from Matthew 28:6. The fact that Jesus rose from... Read More...