4 Steps To Make Sure Your Goals Take Root

It’s Here!  2022!  This is the time of year that most of us make a promise to ourselves to do better, lose weight, get a new job, change our life.  But statistically only about 8 percent of us who make a New Year’s resolution stick to it. So what do we do?  Throw up our […]

The Most Wonderful Time of the Year – Part Four

CHRISTMAS MORNING CHRISTMAS MORNING BASKET Using a basket or box, fill it with things you may need for Christmas morning such as: scissors, batteries, extra ribbon, marker, paper, pen, trash bag.  It will help so you won’t have to stop and scramble. DO IT AHEAD OF TIME Before wrapping your kids presents, open up the […]

The Most Wonderful Time of the Year – Part Three

STAY HEALTHY Life is getting real – right now. There are moments my head is spinning – and I know I am prepared for a festive holiday – but still… Let me tell you a story. Our kids (Marky and Missy) were grown and married. Missy and Lance lived in Oklahoma and Mark and Katie […]

The Most Wonderful Time of the Year – Part Two

Fun presents, extra sweets, a vacation from school—what’s not to like for a kid, at Christmastime? It is easy for children to get a little carried away.  There may even be a point, when your kids get cranky or overtired and would rather watch Netflix than sit and talk with Grandma and Grandpa. Here are […]

The Most Wonderful Time of the Year!

THE MOST WONDERFUL TIME OF THE YEAR! PART ONE I think it is the Most Wonderful Time of the Year!  But I will not kid you, it can also be one of the most stressful times of the year too.  Just thinking about meeting the high expectations of the holiday may already be making you […]

How to develop a heart of THANKFULNESS in your kids

Thanksgiving is a time where we stop and are thankful for what God has done for us.  Many families have Thanksgiving traditions they celebrate on Thanksgiving Day, such as telling others what we are thankful for. When my kids were younger, as a parent, I wanted to see my kids be thankful, not just on […]

What About A Child’s Spiritual Diet?

One parenting craze that, as a mom with young children, that I am noticing is healthy, organic, food. Take a stroll down any grocery store, or baby food aisle. “Organic”, “All Natural”, “Gluten Free”, are just some of the words that jump out at you. As a parent of a five and seven-year-old, I as […]

Why is Christianity different from other Religions?

It is important to establish why we believe that Jesus is the Son of God. The belief that Jesus is the Son of God is what makes Christianity stand out from other religions. Some religions believe that Jesus was a good man, but they do not believe in His Deity. There are three reasons why […]

Creating A Leadership Culture

Not all your volunteers will become leaders. In fact, most volunteers do not want to lead, they just want to follow. Followers are people who want to follow. They don’t want to make decisions. They want someone to tell them what to do and they will do it. Leaders are people who want to lead. […]