11 things I want Jada to know
(iPhone Photo) I’m sitting here looking at this little cutie sleep and here’s some things I want her to know. Mommy and Daddy love you Jesus loves you more than I ever could…and I love you A LOT! …a WHOLE LOT! We want God’s best for your life. The sky is the limit, you can [...]
New-Parent tidbit
I have lots of friends who are new parents and as every day passes I learn something new about God through parenting Jada with Brooke. Today I was thinking. We will stand before God for everything we teach our kids AND everything we fail to teach our kids.
Peer pressure shouldn’t…
Loved these thoughts from The Center for Youth/Parent Understanding on understanding peer pressure. These are great for parents AND youth workers! The article gave these two point: “First, recognize that negative peer pressure reaches its greatest intensity during the adolescent years. Second, recognize that the nature of negative peer pressure has changed since we were [...]
Repost: How to protect your kids in a digital world
Great post from a great parent: Here’s the main bullet points: Internet filtering Computer game time Cell Phone privileges Cell Phone Limits iPod Touch restrictions Email monitoring Facebook monitoring TV time Check it out here
Don’t want to do this
I’ve been thinking a lot about parenting lately and I’ve found SCORES of things I just don’t want to do as a parent, this being one of them…I’m hoping to find some stuff that will actually work. Bring on a Parenting Series at GCC.
Pastor Beeson says…
Any time Pastor Beeson speaks, I listen. This is a photo of him speaking to our middle school students at Camp Adventure where he dropped bombs of wisdom all week long! He’s got a wealth of wisdom and knowledge that’s helpful to me as I chase Christ. There’s a lot of people who KNOW a [...]
When you’re face-to-face with hurting teens
I must admit this is an area that’s not one of my strongest so I love learning from people who’s passion is in this area. I can have a tendancy to respond too quickly when i’m face-to-face with a “hurting student” so i’m soaking all this free training in. I loved these words of wisdom [...]
Most sobering video on texting to date
I needed this reminder! This one is sobering…and graphic. Go check it out HERE.
Repost: How parents can impact the Church Drop out
There is a great article I read last friday night. Here’s an excerpt from it but go read the full post HERE. “Ultimately, church and culture don’t have to be mutually exclusive. The church should be the place where students learn how to interact with the culture without being swept into it. What are some [...]
Wisdom from Mark Twain
“When I was a boy of fourteen, my father was so ignorant I could hardly stand to have the old man around. But when I got to be twenty-one, I was astonished by how much he’d learned in seven years.” – Mark Twain
