Children
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Bring Your Bible to School Day
The first Thursday of October is designated as “Bring Your Bible to School Day.” The first event was launched in 2014 by Focus on the Family. The purpose of it is to encourage Christian students to live out their faith and remind them of their freedom of speech and religion.
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A Little Note For Homeschool Families
Updated for 2018 by Sally Matheny Here are a few
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Talk to Kids About God’s Presence in the Midst of Natural Disasters
How can we, as Christian parents, talk to our kids about God’s presence in the midst of natural disasters? Here are a few things to share.
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College Student: Be a Game-Changer & Beat the Need for “Adulting”
by Sally Matheny When my children were preschoolers, they “beat” me in every game. I made sure they buzzed in answers before me, scored the most points, and reached the finish line first. The same took place in other areas. Batches of backward letters were praised, rather, than reshaped. Misspoken words adored instead of corrected. Scored baskets enticed wild cheers at their first basketball games. We did not dare mention the refs overlooking some serious walking infractions. Why We Enabled Our Children to “Win” Why? Because we did not want our children to be upset if they failed to win. Because we, like many others, wanted our children to feel…
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Book Review and Giveaway of HOPE GIRL by Wendy Dunham
by Sally Matheny Do you remember what it was like to be twelve years old? It’s not the easiest stage in life. Often times, tweens long for their lives to be different, be better. The main character of Hope Girl, River Starling, zeroes in on several things she’d like to change. Missing Someone It’s taken most of her life to find her biological parents, now River’s number one goal is to reunite with them and become a family again. But it’s not going to be easy. Her mother has amnesia and her father is about to marry someone else! River longs to talk with her best friend, but he’s…
