When pride leaves parenting
Pride Leaving “I can’t believe we’re doing this,” I admitted to my husband on the thirty-minute car ride to the graduation party. “We can’t hide away…
How to wait when you’re ready for a breakthrough
Sometimes it can feel like everyone else is getting a breakthrough for their child except you. You are doing everything a good Christian parent…
Creating a rhythm of prayer for your family
Life is loud. You’re bombarded with demands and needs at home, at work, and in your community. A child cries, laundry overflows, and dishes pile up.…
Three prayers for the new school year
One of the most powerful gifts we can give our children is the gift of prayer. As a community, Christian Parenting is spending this school year…
Praying for a child with a disability
I believe in the power of prayer. As I look at the Scriptures, people called out to Jesus and asked for miraculous healing repeatedly. He made the…
What to do when you don’t know what to do
We are all in our own season of parenting. Whether you parent littles, teens, or adults, each season is marked by its own joys and challenges. We…
Spiritually starving: Eating, but never really full
He was eating. Three years ago, this was the thought I had every single time I looked at my oldest child. The son we’d cried and prayed for through…
World Down Syndrome awareness day: Destiny in a diagnosis
March 21st marks a significant day for families around the world. We have celebrated this special day for the past ten years, since the birth of our…
Your child’s purpose vs. your child’s potential
It’s that time of year again. The IEP is scheduled to review my daughter’s goals and progress over the past year. I will meet with a group of…