Our church began the year with something beautiful —21 days of prayer and fasting. Starting January, every weekday morning at 7:00, people gathered at church or joined online to pray together. I loved the idea. I loved the intention. I loved the invitation. But if I’m honest…our family schedule looks nothing like quiet mornings at church. It looks more like this: Alarm at 6:00. Lay in bed ten more minutes. Wake kids one by one. Breakfast. Let dogs out. Pack backpacks. Look fo

A friend asked me how I built such an open relationship with my children. The other day, a friend asked me a question that stopped me in my tracks: “How do you have such a good relationship with your kids? How do they just… tell you everything?” The question came after one of those moments only moms understand. My daughter was openly sharing something deeply embarrassing — the kind of thing that would make many parents cringe or immediately shut it down. I didn’t flinch. I di

Summer can feel like a three-month juggling act: later bedtimes, swim lessons, road trips, dripping popsicles, and the constant question, “What are we doing today?” In the flurry, it’s easy for family devotions or church habits to slide. Yet the long, relaxed days also give parents a golden opportunity to show kids that God isn’t just for Sundays—He’s present at the pool, the picnic table, and the baseball bleachers. Below are practical, low-pressure ways to fold faith into y

If you’ve ever wished for a single resource that could spark your children’s curiosity, ground them in biblical truth, and keep them genuinely entertained, put The Radical Book for Kids: Exploring the Roots and Shoots of Faith at the top of your reading list. Written by Champ Thornton and vividly illustrated by Scot McDonald, this award-winning treasury is part devotional, part history primer, part “how-to” manual—and 100 percent fun. Below, you’ll find everything busy parent