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Parenting Tip #10 - Listen James 1:19 “Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak and slow to become angry." Parenting Tip: Sometimes life gets way too busy. Between work, errands, emails, and endless to-do lists, it’s easy to unintentionally tune out the...

Parenting Tip #9 - Discipline Hebrews 12:11 “No discipline seems pleasant at the time, but painful. Later on, however, it produces a harvest of righteousness and peace for those who have been trained by it.” Parenting Tip: Raising kids can be very hard at times....

Parenting Tip #8 - Speak into your Children Psalm 127:3 Behold, children are a heritage from the Lord, the fruit of the womb a reward.  You have the power to speak life, faith, and hope into your child’s heart. Choose words that reflect God’s love and truth—and watch...

Parenting Tip #7 - Prayer  1 Thessalonians 5:16-18 "Rejoice always, pray continually, give thanks in all circumstances; for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus." Parenting Tip: Create a Rhythm of Prayer There’s something powerful about rhythm—daily habits that...

Parenting Tip #6 Forgiveness Scripture: Ephesians 4:32 "Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave you. Parenting Tip: Forgiveness Starts with Us Have you ever had one of your kids call you out on bad behavior? Ha ha!...

Parenting Tip #5 Try not to take it personal Scripture: Proverbs 19:11 Good sense makes one slow to anger, and it is his glory to overlook an offense. Parenting Tip: Try not to take it personally This scripture has helped me more times than I can count. As a man who...

Parenting Tip #4 Show AffectionGreet each other with a holy kiss Scripture: 1 Corinthians 16:20 “All the brothers send you greetings. Greet one another with a holy kiss.” Parenting Tip: Give hugs and kissesWhen I was a teen in high school one of the guys in the youth...

Tip #3 Scripture: Ephesians 4:29 “Do not let any unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for building others up according to their needs, that it may benefit those who listen.” Parenting Tip: Say nothing negative for 24 hours A few years ago...

Tip#2 Scripture Deuteronomy 6:1-3 “These are the commandments and statutes and ordinances that the LORD your God has instructed me to teach you to follow…so that you and your children and grandchildren may fear the LORD your God all the days of your lives… so that...

Tip #1 Scripture Ephesians 4:31-32 Let all bitterness and wrath and anger and clamor and slander be put away from you, along with all malice. Be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, as God in Christ forgave you. ESV Parenting Tip: Model Maturity...