We continue with Josh McDowell’s list of ways honesty protects and provides for us. 3. Honesty will protect form the cycle of deceit and provide for a reputation of integrity. Remember Solomon’s words? Lying is a deadly snare because it breeds more lies, more deceit. Like painting yourself into a corner, the dishonest heart is [...]
Dr. Tim Kimmel, in his book Grace Based Parenting, tells us that hope is fundamental to a balanced and fulfilled life. “Anything – minus hope – equals nothing. Hope is the human equivalent of oxygen when it comes to a person’s ability to live effectively…The plague of today’s children is a foreboding sense of hopelessness. [...]
Each Family Night By the Book lesson includes an activity to use Throughout the Week to reinforce the values and principles covered in that week’s Family Night. Many of these lessons have printable handouts to post on the fridge or use to guide the activity. Here is an example. You can expand your view or [...]
If we think of Effective Discipline in terms of discipleship; teaching, guiding, supporting, and coaching it offers space for us to parent based on Relationship instead of Control. At first glance you may be challenged by the actions listed on this Discipline sheet. Take a moment, think of Christ’s message and his actions with those [...]
Eight Steps to Launching and Running Your Family Night Successfully Decide on a day and time you can prioritize and commit to for your weekly family meeting. This seems like a “no-brainer” step, however, not committing to this step will doom your family night aspirations. Meet with your family to communicate what family night is all [...]
It is possible to suck the fun right out of the room despite your best intentions to ADD fun to your family time. Here are some tips to help you avoid this unhappy circumstance. Be aware that you and your kids have different definitions of fun interaction and meaningful time. We parents tend to want to [...]
Each Family Night By the Book lesson includes an activity to use Throughout the Week to reinforce the values and principles covered in that week’s Family Night. Many of these lessons have printable handouts to post on the fridge or use to guide the activity. Here is an example. You can expand your view or [...]
