Valerie
What kind of Summer Parent are you?
How to survive summer with your kids? Now that summer is here, we need practical steps not introspective questions.
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- May 8
- 3 min
How to Say Yes to Your Kid's Creativity
It can be hard to say yes to my kids’ creativity. So how do we say yes to our kid's creativity?
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Valerie
- May 1
- 4 min
How do we build discernment in our kiddos?
What I do want to incorporate into our home is open lines of communication on any topic. I want my kids to feel valued and intelligent
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Valerie
- Apr 17
- 5 min
3 Common Parenting Mistakes from the Bible
The Bible talks about parenting many many times throughout the scriptures. Sometimes in direct teaching and rebuke of what Biblical parent
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Valerie
- Apr 10
- 5 min
When is my child ready for Baptism?
Baptism can get a lot of focus from church leadership, but there are a lot of questions to consider when thinking about this next step in fa
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Valerie
- Mar 6
- 5 min
The Stages of Teaching Prayer to your Kids
Just like our kids go through many ages and stages our kids' faith and prayer life will do the same thing. But I’m missing the
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Valerie
- Feb 13
- 4 min
Top 11 Tips for Positive Sibling Relationships
Making Friends Part Five:
The Best Friend God Can Give you.
Here are my top 11 Tips to encourage good sibling relationships.
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Valerie
- Feb 6
- 3 min
Explaining how friendships change to kids
But friends come in many types, and when friends move, or you grow apart there is a grief process involved.
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Valerie
- Jan 30
- 2 min
How to foster your kids' friendships
to foster the friendships of our kids. Why? Well in part it is our self-sufficiency culture. In part, it is the rise of screen-time...
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Valerie
- Jan 16
- 3 min
Making Friends: Part Two
How do we teach our kids what friendship looks like. What is a good friend? What is a bad friend? What does the Bible say about friendship?
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Valerie
- Jan 9
- 3 min
Making Friends: Part One
Finding friendships as an adult is a challenge, but how can you change your mindset to both be intentional and okay in the shallow end.
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Valerie
- Dec 12, 2022
- 2 min
Meet the Kindness Elves
an Elf-on-the-Shelf Alternative Almost nine years ago I brought into our family The Kindness Elves. Kris, Kringle, and Jo were elves in...
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Valerie
- Nov 21, 2022
- 2 min
How to Grow Gratitude in my Child’s Heart
Despite the consistency of this holiday, growing thankfulness in my kid’s hearts is a struggle. What steps can we take to grow gratitude
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Valerie
- Nov 14, 2022
- 3 min
Does God have a Sense of Humor?
Does God have a sense of humor? If so, what is God's sense of humor like?
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Valerie
- Nov 7, 2022
- 4 min
A Theatrical Experience
What will you cling to if or when your kids take the uncommon path?
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Valerie
- Oct 30, 2022
- 2 min
How are you reflecting the Son?
Let your light shine before men, so they may see the good that you do and glorify your Father in heaven.”
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Valerie
- Oct 2, 2022
- 3 min
Proactive Parenting
Sin is sneaky. But proactive parenting gives my kids the tools and knowledge to be prepared when the world wants to taint their sweet minds.
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Valerie
- Sep 25, 2022
- 3 min
How to make the most of the Preschool Years.
Those preschool years are hard without a doubt, but kids are listening. They are dry sponges that crave to be saturated. I have a theory...
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Valerie
- Aug 28, 2022
- 2 min
Why Should we care about Labor Day?
What is Labor Day, and how can we point to God on this holiday?
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Valerie
- Aug 21, 2022
- 5 min
How to Insert Biblical Truth in the Everyday Busy
Tips and Tricks for living out Deuteronomy 6:6-8 in your family
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