8 Stages of Childhood in the Bible

8 Stages of Childhood in the Bible

Recently, I conducted a fascinating Bible study that I’m excited to share with you. I decided to explore all the Hebrew words used in the Bible to describe a child, from infancy through young adulthood. My goal was to gain insight into how the Bible views the stages...
5 Things That Make Moms Tired

5 Things That Make Moms Tired

The Bible says that younger women are “to love their husbands and children, to be self-controlled and pure, to be busy at home, to be kind, and to be subject to their husbands, so that no one will malign the word of God” (Titus 2:4-5). But it’s hard...
Secrets to Child Training

Secrets to Child Training

I was recently reading about a mother with quite a few children, and I was struck by how cheerful she seemed to be. She seemed to have peace and joy in the midst of whatever life threw at her. She told the story of one time, when she  children, all under the age of...
Stages of Growth

Stages of Growth

There are many ways to describe how children grow into maturity. Classical education, for instance, uses the “grammar, dialectic, and rhetoric” stages to show how education needs to change as children get older. Christine Miller explains it: The Grammar Stage –...
The Magic of Disney

The Magic of Disney

This is a guest post by Hannah Manderino of http://radicalfemininity.com. Is there any company as well known and widely accepted as Disney? From its incredible theme parks to outstanding movies, you can find the influences of this company nearly everywhere you turn....
VIDEO: Overcoming Anger and Fear

VIDEO: Overcoming Anger and Fear

Conference Schedule | Sponsor Page | Goodie Bag | FAQs Overcoming Anger and Fear: Help for Children and Their Parents SESSION: 7 SPEAKER: Anne Elliott DESCRIPTION: In this session, Anne shares what the Bible says about the causes of anger and fear. She discusses...
Over 200 Summertime Activities

Over 200 Summertime Activities

Copyright 2002/2003 Deborah Taylor-Hough.  Used with permission.  All rights reserved. https://debitaylorhough.com Since we don’t use the phrase “I’m bored!” in our home, we don’t hear our kids complaining about being bored during those...
10 Ways to Grow as a Homeschooling Teacher

10 Ways to Grow as a Homeschooling Teacher

Sometimes we mothers spend all our time figuring out which curriculum we should purchase for our children, or how to make lesson plans for the coming year, and we completely forget that we as teachers also need to grow and learn. Here are 10 ways that you can...
Teaching My Children to Listen

Teaching My Children to Listen

Some time ago on my blog, I posted an article on how and why God disciplines me. One thing I learned is that God is trying to teach me to listen to Him. This got me thinking. How can I teach my own children to listen to me? The Bible makes it very clear that my...
Planting Seeds of Faith

Planting Seeds of Faith

February 7, 2015 We’ve been growing bean seeds in ziplock bags on our window sill, part of a science experiment for our home school. I’ve loved watching those little guys grow every day. For a few days, nothing at all happened. Then, almost like magic,...