by Mark Jones | Mar 15, 2017 | Featured, Parent/Family |
Generally speaking, guys are fixers. Give us a problem like a leaky faucet, put a wrench in our hand, and we’ll fix it. However, preschoolers are less of a science, and more of an art. Our kids aren’t a problem in need of a quick fix, but...
by Mark Jones | Feb 28, 2017 | Articles, Featured, Parent/Family |
Most of you know we adopted a son back in June. I just had to brag about having another child. We are up to five kids now so there is never a dull moment to say the least. His name is Tatokain Dakota Jones, but we call him Tokain (sounds like...
by Mark Jones | Feb 8, 2017 | Articles, Featured, Leadership, Parent/Family |
Seth Haines was in the hospital with his wife, planning funeral songs for their not-yet two-year-old, when he made a very conscious decision: this was the last day he wanted to feel. That evening, he asked his sister to smuggle in a bottle of gin, and gave in to...
by Mark Jones | Jan 24, 2017 | Articles, Featured, Parent/Family |
Meet Kaylie Jones! My oldest daughter with her beautiful smile and a heart of solid gold. She has been our joy through the years with wonderful stories that leave us in stitches laughing for hours. The hardest thing about seeing her graduate from...
by Mark Jones | Jan 10, 2017 | Articles, Featured, Parent/Family |
Many have been praying for us. Thank you. It was a busy August day, soon after school started. We were preparing for our big Wednesday night kick-off with over 100 more kids than last year. It was very tense, even though we had planned, and...
by Mark Jones | Jan 4, 2017 | Church Weekday Education, Featured, Guiding Behavior, Leadership, Parent/Family, Preschool, Preteens, Sunday School |
I believe Josh McDowell’s statement: “Rules without relationship leads to rebellion;” simplifies Ephesians 6:4. When we exasperate or provoke our children with rules without taking the time to know them as individuals, there will not be respectful...
