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5 Ways To Help Kids Accept and Value Correction

September 3, 2019

5 Ways To Help Kids Accept and Value Correction

One of the best things we can give our children is the ability to think rightly about their faults and process their weaknesses well. How? It starts by teaching kids to accept and value correction. One of the jobs of correction is to reveal a character flaw, mistake, or sin. But when most children are faced with that reality, they often don't like it and don't know how to respond wisely. Some have a tendency to blame, rationalize, or even get angry to protect themselves from their own guilt. Some kids believe that being corrected is actually a sign of failure. But it's not correction itself that determines weakness; it's the response to the correction. So how do we help them understand the value of being corrected, so that we can break ... Read More...

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6 Surprising Reasons Chores Are Good For Kids

August 20, 2019

6 Surprising Reasons Chores Are Good For Kids

A few days ago, I took my children with me on a weekly grocery shopping trip. They were eager to help with pushing and loading the cart, along with checking things off the list, as we went to not one, but two stores. It wasn't always this way, though. I used to be reluctant to let them help. I frequently picked up after my kids, cleaned their messes, and generally required very little of them. It worked well, for a little while. Until I realized they were always waiting and looking to me for... everything. I couldn't really be angry with them- I had been enabling their helplessness. Thankfully, my other half has expected much more from my kids. He pointed out that I can still serve my children without waiting on them hand and foot. No ... Read More...

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7 Tools To Build Strong Relationships With Your Kids

August 13, 2019

7 Tools To Build Strong Relationships With Your Kids

Someone wisely said once, "Children don't rebel against rules; they rebel against a lack of relationship." Strong parent/child relationships are not only critical for your kids' spiritual formation, but also their success in life. Relationship is more than just living together as a family; it's a heart response. It implies a deeper connection that communicates, "I know you and I enjoy being around you." Building relationship is foundational for passing the faith on to your kids. It's the channel through which spiritual training becomes effective. If we're going to impress God's commands on our children's hearts as we "sit in our house and walk by the way and when we lie down and when we rise up", relationship simply isn't optional. But ... Read More...

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6 Reasons Your Children Don’t Obey

July 9, 2019

6 Reasons Your Children Don’t Obey

We all want well behaved, obedient kids, and it's so disheartening and frustrating when they aren't. We're left wringing our hands, wondering why they don't listen to us. Unfortunately, the reasons for our children's disobedience may very well be our own fault. Without realizing it, our actions or beliefs can actually be the cause of our kids' rebellion. Ouch! You don’t expect them to Your kids act how you expect them to act. If your child repeatedly doesn’t listen or doesn't do what you ask of him, chances are you’ve trained him that way. Too many of us approach discipline flippantly and treat obedience from our children as optional. Ignoring direct disobedience can make a child vulnerable to an ongoing spirit of rebellion. So set ... Read More...

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4 Ways To Equip Your Kids With a Biblical Worldview

March 29, 2019

4 Ways To Equip Your Kids With a Biblical Worldview

It takes intentionality and purpose these days to create Christ-centered homes that teach and train our children well. In this fallen world, the default mode is most definitely NOT biblical. A huge part of that training is equipping them with a biblical worldview. But what exactly is biblical worldview? Why is it important to teach it to our children? And how do we go about doing that? A worldview is simply our perspective, or assumption, on how the world works. Everyone has one because it's the way we see and experience the world through the lenses of our beliefs. Most of us aren’t even aware that we operate from a particular worldview, since it was formed uncritically and informally, but it influences everything- values, ... Read More...

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Hi! I'm Marisa, a homeschooling mother of two kids, Jesus follower, coffee lover, and Jersey girl transplanted to Oklahoma. I write to encourage women to find purpose and joy in their God-given calling as mothers, and help them raise children with a biblical worldview. Thanks for joining me today! I hope you will grab a cup of coffee, pull up a chair, and stay awhile. Read More…

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