We only get 18 summers with our kids. What are you doing to facilitate the fun this summer? What are you doing to facilitate a family hobby? What is your biggest scheduling fail? I drove 2 hours on Saturday to DJ a wedding only to find out once I got there that the wedding was…
Faith Angles: God Is Not Grading Your Worth It’s easy to feel like your family’s success is reflected in report cards, clean kitchens, summer plans, and perfectly balanced schedules. But God never tied your value to performance metrics. Your worth was settled at the cross, not in finals week chaos. “Man looks at the outward…
Welcome to the annual parenting tradition known as: “How are there STILL two more weeks of school?” Seriously. May is basically one giant group project nobody wanted assigned. Your kids are studying for finals… allegedly. The younger ones have officially stopped learning anything useful and are now just bringing home backpacks filled with crumpled papers,…
Discussion Ideas: Are parents putting more pressure on kids academically today than previous generations did, or are schools simply more demanding now? How do you motivate teenagers to care about school without sounding like a full-time motivational speaker nobody asked for? At what point does “encouraging your kids” start feeling like nagging, and how do…
Take these questions and click the CREATIVE ENGINE to the right and click "SPIN THIS DIFFERENTLY. Try it! 1. Summer Countdown Energy Question: “We’re exactly two weeks from Memorial Day weekend and summer is basically here. Finish this sentence honestly as a busy mom: ‘I’m counting down the days until summer because ________.’ What are…
End of the school year is coming quickly! 1. When You Want to Micromanage Everything “Be still, and know that I am God.” (Psalm 46:10) There is something about finals week that makes you feel like your child’s GPA is directly tied to how many reminders you send. But God gently reminds us; He’s in…
Spring doesn’t rush, and neither do you. The flowers outside aren’t panicking because they bloomed later than the neighbor’s tulips. God built creation with seasons on purpose. Ecclesiastes says there’s “a time for everything.” This season may feel packed, loud, expensive, emotional, and exhausting… but it’s still a season. Not forever. Grace yourself through May.…
IDEA STARTERS! Sunday 5/9/26 & Monday 5/10/26 It’s Monday after Mother’s Day, which means half the neighborhood spent yesterday posting filtered family photos in coordinated beige outfits while the other half of us were just trying to microwave our coffee for the fourth time before somebody yelled, “Mommmmmmm!” from another room. (I know, you just…
In a season where everything feels urgent, remember that God rarely works at the pace of your calendar. “My presence will go with you, and I will give you rest” (Exodus 33:14). Rest isn’t just something waiting for you after finals and activities—it’s something God offers with His presence right in the middle of the…
What’s one thing on your May calendar that looked like a good idea a month ago, but now feels overwhelming? Are your kids more stressed about finals right now, or are you more stressed about their finals? What’s your go-to “we’re too busy to cook” meal this time of year? Have you already started thinking…