My kids go through cycles where they can't stop nit-picking at each other and other times when they are the best of buddies. After a week of constant sibling rivalry over small stuff I knew I needed to give them more problem-solving tools. For far too long, I have been the go-to problem solver a.k.a. "parent referee" so years ago I decided I had enough. I implemented in our family the "Talk It Out" strategy that I absolutely love and works wonders when it's utilized. But lately, I've noticed … [Read more...]

As followers of Jesus and parents, we want to create habits of faith that are contagious. This is what I contiously saw in my home and has forever changed me. It was night time and I opened the door to her room thinking she was watching tv because I heard chattering. But what I saw was far from late-night entertainment. She was kneeled down at the foot of her bed with her hands clasped and her voice pleading to God on behalf of the world, her family, the sick, the starving, her children. I saw … [Read more...]