by Mark Jones | May 24, 2017 | Featured, Guiding Behavior, Leadership, Parent/Family |
by Jeanine Bozeman Children experience loss in many ways. The loss may be an external object, an environmental loss, a skill or ability, a habit, the protection of the adult world, or a future. They frequently experience loss through death of a pet, grandparent,...
by Mark Jones | May 16, 2017 | Articles, Featured, Leadership, Parent/Family |
Our youngest is so smart! Honestly, we don’t know where she gets it. We are very average people, yet we have confidence. I might have an extra measure of confidence. Gracie, like all our children, chose to play in the...
by Mark Jones | May 3, 2017 | Children, Featured, Guiding Behavior, Parent/Family, Preschool, Preteens |
By Dr. Jim Dempsey As a children’s pastor, I hear from parents whose kids resist coming to church. I cringe when parents tell me they aren’t coming because of this. I’m tempted to shout back that church is God’s idea, and attending is not an...
by Mark Jones | Apr 12, 2017 | Featured, Holiday/Seasonal, Parent/Family |
A parent/child recipe for the evening before Easter. INGREDIENTS: 1 cup whole pecans 1 teaspoon vinegar 3 egg whites pinch of salt 1 cup sugar PLUS, you’ll need these: zipper baggie wooden spoon mixing bowl electric mixer waxed-paper-covered cookie sheet...
by Mark Jones | Mar 29, 2017 | Featured, Holiday/Seasonal, Parent/Family |
Each year our church provides a booklet for families to use during the week leading up to Easter. I worked with our pastor and staff to provide these devotions. I wrote the “Family Talk” pages to help begin the conversation and focus it so children can...
by Mark Jones | Mar 28, 2017 | Articles, Featured, Parent/Family |
I remember when our first child was a year old and we wanted to start having family devotions. It felt awkward to put this into our nightly routine. He had his bath, pajamas, drink, and instead of reading a story, we decided to sing a couple of songs, read...
