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How to Avoid Christmas List Anxiety
Are you feeling the anxiety yet?
Anxiety should not be a part of our Christmas holiday.
So, let’s debunk these questions.

Valerie
Nov 27, 20233 min read


Don't Forget Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving is a very important holiday. Sure, Halloween is fun and Christmas is exciting, but Thanksgiving is imperative to keep our heart

Valerie
Nov 20, 20233 min read


The Cussing Epidemic- A Christian Mom's Response to Cuss Words.
What are we as Christian parents to do How can we address the problem and not shrug off the Cussing Epidemic in young kids?

Valerie
Nov 13, 20236 min read


Top Four Tips for Biblical Parenting
I love the Bible. Part of my ‘come to Jesus’ testimony is how many of the youth leaders in my church couldn’t answer my questions until...

Valerie
Nov 6, 20234 min read


Parenting the Explosive Kid
No one wants to have a kid that causes trouble at school. Even more than that, I knew my son to be such a sweet and kind kid beneath the TNT

Valerie
Oct 30, 20234 min read


What Kind of Books Do Our Kids Need?
A couple of weeks back, I posted on how there is an effort in the movie biz to hero-fy the villains in stories. (The Dark Side is...

Valerie
Oct 23, 20234 min read


Celebrating 3 years of Blogging!
Three Years, two books, 156 blog posts, and way too many social media posts. So what's next for this blog?

Valerie
Oct 16, 20232 min read


Motherhood's Test to Testimony
How many of you read or watched the Hunger Games series? Well let’s think back to the moment Katniss and Peeta first get lifted into the...

Valerie
Oct 9, 20234 min read


Discovering Trick and Truth with your Kids
In our culture, the Church has become so divided that it’s hard to know what God says is true. How do we as parents respond?

Valerie
Oct 2, 20232 min read


Again and Again Book Review with Dawn Stephens
Welcome to our final book review before we make a jump to the BookWorthy Podcast. I am thrilled to share this sweet author and book with...

Valerie
Sep 25, 20232 min read


The Dark Side is Trending...
There is such a trend in taking things we once clearly saw as bad or good and making them all morally gray.

Valerie
Sep 18, 20234 min read


Why is my kids' behavior so good at School and Terrors at home?
Kids hold it together all day and only release their true emotions when they get to a safe place.

Valerie
Sep 11, 20233 min read


How to Parent the kid who gets Bullied
Bullying is a subject that gets a lot of attention. But the resources available for Parents are very limited.

Valerie
Sep 4, 20234 min read


Again and Again Book Review with Leslie Colburn
Book Review for Leslie Colburn's 'I Want You to Know'
This sweet little book is filled with adorable illustrations and words of wisdom

Valerie
Aug 28, 20232 min read


How many activities are too many for your kids?
Being super busy has its downsides. It often means late nights, a lot of time in t

Valerie
Aug 21, 20232 min read


How to Survive the School Carpool Line
Not only can the traffic around the schools be crazy, but sitting and waiting can be a test of one's nerves.

Valerie
Aug 14, 20232 min read


How to get more than 'Fine' from your Kids
When your kid hops into your car or gets off the bus the first thing you ask is, ‘How was your day.' Then they say the dreaded word, ‘fine'

Valerie
Aug 7, 20233 min read


5 Types of Kids on the First Day of School
No matter if you are a Myers Briggs fan or and Enneagram junky, I propose that on the first day of school you encounter Five personalities.

Valerie
Jul 31, 20233 min read


How to Prepare for the First Day of School!
The sooner you start inserting some structure in the last couple weeks of summer the more prepared for the first day you will be.

Valerie
Jul 24, 20233 min read


Again and Again Book Review
An Elephant on My Chest by Caris Snider Child anxiety is a topic close to my heart, so I'm so excited to talk about another great...

Valerie
Jul 17, 20232 min read
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