Motherhood
Brokenness is a reality of life. We all experience it. Something breaks each and every one of us, usually many things. But God promises to use our brokenness to find beauty in this world. In the latest episode of CHRISTIAN PARENT/CRAZY WORLD, I continue my heart-warming conversation with Andy Howard, a father who received a devastating diagnosis with his first child that broke him. As we heard in […]
It is so hard when God’s answer is no—for us and for our kids. There are times in our lives when we pray and we fast and we hope for a miracle and we speak the Word of God over a situation in our lives—and God is still faithful—but He doesn’t give us the answer we hoped for. The answer we prayed for. The answer that this person might have gotten and […]
Where does discipleship in the home start? Do you use a particular curriculum or a new Bible study or is there a check list that gets the job done? Look… all of those things can be helpful, but they aren’t where discipleship starts.Discipleship needs to begin with a spiritual truth that so many parents miss because oftenthey don’t understand it themselves. That truth is identity. […]
You know that there isn’t a more stressful job in life than raising children to be God-loving, God-fearing, competent, motivated, responsible adults. After all, that is the goal. A large part of that process, we don’t have control over. But there are parts that we do. There are habits we can employ that will reduce stress and promote peace in our parenting. Because hey… being a less stressed, […]
At some point, every parent will have to work through a crisis with their kids. Whether their child deals with a substance addiction or battles an eating disorder or questions their sexuality or walks away from the faith, parents need encouragement and strategy to work through these difficult seasons. Joining me again to discuss parenting through the hard times in the episode 63 of CHRISTIAN PARENT/CRAZY WORLD is best-selling author Laine Lawson Craft. Laine’s brand new book, The Parent’s Battle […]
Statistics show that a majority of Christian kids are leaving the faith when they leave the nest. That means a majority of Christian parents are parenting a prodigal child. Support for those walking through the prodigal journey is one of the greatest needs in the body of Christ today. But where does the prodigal parent start? Best-selling author Laine Lawson Craft […]
May is mental health awareness month, and more families than ever are facing challenges in this area of health. I battled clinical depression for 17 years, and I have children who struggle with mental health as well, so it is time to tackle this tough topic on CHRISTIAN PARENT/CRAZY WORLD. My special guest in this episode is Peyton Garland, an exquisite writer, editor, and mental health […]
We’ve all heard the story of a kid in the church youth group who is now on a destructive path. Many parents are living this story. Sometimes the lessons we teach our kids don’t stick. The faith we hand down doesn’t become their own. They have outside influences that erode the foundation that us parents seek so diligently to build. In the episode 59 of CHRISTIAN PARENT/CRAZY WORLD., I share a cautionary tale […]
Our culture is selling a pack of lies to the next generation. Are your kids buying? That is the topic we discuss in episode 58 of CHRISTIAN PARENT/CRAZY WORLD. Joining me again is Elizabeth Urbanowicz, creator of Foundation Worldview, a Christian worldview curriculum for kids ages 4 to 14. Elizabeth has distilled the catalog of cultural falsehoods into a best-of list containing the top seven most prevalent lies being […]
The Christian worldview is challenged like never before in American culture. With a majority of kids leaving the faith after they leave the nest, Christian parents need to prioritize establishing a biblical worldview in the lives of our children. Our kids can’t keep what they don’t own, and they can’t own what they haven’t received. But how […]
