Parenting

Prayer is one of the most important parts of Christian parenting today. Unfortunately, it's also one of the most overlooked and underutilized.

If you are wondering if adoption is right for you, you can prepare your heart in many ways. A few ways you can prepare your heart for adoption are listed below.

If your family has walked through adoption, these heartfelt prayers speak directly to the grief, grace, and gospel that carry us through. God sees every piece of the story.

Whatever you do as a mom for your kids/family this holiday season, remember, your efforts go a long way. You don’t have to have the picture-perfect holiday to have an impact or make a memory.

Once you've incorporated regular thank yous in your home, get the children to extend their thank yous to thankfulness by regularly asking them what they're thankful for. This can be kickstarted at Thanksgiving but should be something you revisit again and again throughout the year. Get your kids—and by extension, yourself!—into the habit of publicly saying thanks for all the good and perfect gifts our heavenly Father bestows on us.

Parents are triggered by the mere fact their kid is a teenager. A lot of it is fear that creates this triggered response. So, when your teenager does something you're not a fan of, or they ask for something you're totally against, instead of responding rationally and with a conversation, we react. Reactions create emotional tension, and emotional tension creates familial nuclear wars. It just does!

If kids are a blessing and having a house full of them is a gift, we are going to have to structure our lives a little differently than the cultural norm. This is not to say we all have to raise bunches of kids to follow the Bible, but maybe that will be exactly what God calls you to do with your life, and it will be the hardest job you'll ever be assigned for God's glory.

Everyone’s holiday season looks different regarding commitments and time restraints. Choose two or three things you would liketo do as a family to make this Advent season the most meaningful yet.

God smiles when you seek Him through His Word. Draw close to Jesus and your family through hope, peace, joy, and love this Advent season.

Teens today are overwhelmed with pressure, and many are silently struggling. Learn how to be a steady voice of truth, love, and faith when your teen feels lost.

Incorporating these Advent traditions brings deeper, added meaning and makes Christmas morning even more joyous. This is because Advent helps us center ourselves on the real message of the season.

Whether you are welcoming a child of your own, a grandchild, or another new life making its way into the world, here are nine prayers of praise for the promise of new life.

Do your kids like to do crafts? Do you have a budding artist in the family? With Thanksgiving coming up, there will be lots of things for you to do. Instead of going out and buying a bunch of decor, why not let your kids make some crafts to decorate your home?

When we give out food to the homeless, serve refugees in our community, stock the local food bank, or throw a party for foster kids, we are putting ourselves in places we likely don't naturally go. We get to hear from others who interact with people struggling under the weight of different social pressures, and our eyes can be opened to issues that we didn't know existed in our community. Our kids also get the chance to interact with a more diverse world, hearing the stories of people not just like them.

This Halloween, don’t retreat—redeem. Here are simple ways to bring the light of Christ into a night the world fills with darkness.