“Behind every great man is a great woman.” -Unknown Don’t we all think of our men as great? At least most women did at one point or they wouldn’t have married, right? 🙂  The truth is that deep down inside every man, is a greatness.  That same great God created you with a unique greatness as well. And He chose… View Post
I confess~ Moments of Struggling to Delight as a Mama
I have a confession to make. I have not always “delighted” in my children. To this day I have to remind myself and ask God to remind me to “delight” in them at times. When I first became a mother, we were young newly weds… only married a year. Though I loved Kelsey, I didn’t think consciously about delighting in… View Post
Delighting in Ones Children
To Delight: to gain a high degree of pleasure or enjoyment; joy; something that gives a great pleasure. When God made the world he took delight in his creation when “he saw that it was good” (Gen. 1-2). One of the Core essential tenants of our faith is to “delight” in the Lord. Delight in His wonders, His works, His… View Post
Proactive vs. Reactive Parenting
Proactive vs. Reactive Leadership as a Parent My husband Isaac talks on leadership frequently in business. He has talked about the concept of proactive vs. reactive leadership. Making changes and doing things today to train, not because they are needed today, but because they are important and will be needed some day. In parenting this concept proves to be equally… View Post
Intentionally Leading with Vision~ Core Christian Parenting Fundamentals
What is the Vision you have for your family? Do you envision having a close knit family; where your daughters are there for each other, taking care of each other after they have a baby, or watching one another’s children for date nights, etc… What about your sons, could they maybe work together? Or will they want to get there… View Post
Competitiveness, Selfishness, and Pride ~ Core Christian Parenting Fundamentals
Why is Competitiveness one of the topics I chose to include in this Core Christian Parenting Fundamentals Series? I believe the God’s heart grieves when we are competing with one another rather than working together as a team, within the family, within marriage, and within the Body of Christ. My heart grieves for broken families; but I also grieve for… View Post
Developing Sibling Relationships that Last- Purposeful Parenting #9
Do you find your children competing with one another? I’m not talking about brothers wrestling, I am talking about heart attitudes. What are your children’s heart attitudes towards learning from one another?  I firmly believe that it is our job to be teaching our children that they are developing life long relationships with their siblings. When we have conflict in… View Post
Purposeful Parenting #8- Competitiveness
The Spirit of Competition. Many are scared of it, many have been hurt by it; and yet on the other hand many don’t see any problem with it, in fact they believe teaching competition is a good thing. How do we handle this as parents? Are we watching for the spirit of competitiveness among sibling relationships? Is competitiveness between siblings… View Post
Children~ Our Spiritual Thermometers!
Welcome to the 7th Part of our Core Christian Parenting Fundamentals Series! I would encourage you to read the first 6 if you haven’t had a chance yet! Today we are talking more about expectations and letting our children be our spiritual thermometers as parents. Do the expectations our children feel and sense match up with what our heart desire… View Post
Purposeful Parenting #6~ Looking in the Mirror
We just talked about Expectations in our “Core Christian Parenting Fundamentals Series” last post here. I believe whatever expectations we hold our children to, we should also hold ourselves to. Expectations are things such language usage, dressing modestly, talking back, being sassy, having a rotten attitude, oh the list could go on forever. My point is we should be: Treating… View Post
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