[soundcloud url=”https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/438144000?secret_token=s-8jKyJ” params=”color=#ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&show_teaser=true&visual=true” width=”100%” height=”300″ iframe=”true” /] How to listen: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Google Play | SoundCloud | TuneIn Dr. Chinwe Williams, a licensed professional counselor, joins host, Kristen Ivy, to talk about ways to recognize and address teen depression and suicide. YOUR CUE Look for multiple symptoms over the course of…
Do you remember how you felt after your first child arrived? If you were like me, you felt a mixture of bliss and fear. Not only was I happy to finally have this baby, but I was also quite afraid. Afraid of not doing it right. Everything was new and unknown. And there wasn’t…
That’s Not Fair Play a game of kickball to see the need for an impartial judge. (If it’s too cold outside, play a game of balloon volleyball—play as usual but with a balloon.) Divide the kids into two teams. Set up the bases and home plate. Flip a coin to see who goes first. Tell…
National sporting events are always jam packed with good parenting lessons. From the need to focus on your goal to what can be accomplished when you have discipline, there’s something special about seeing athletes excel. Sometimes though, the lessons are rather unexpected. Case in point, the 2018 NCAA Men’s Basketball Championship. There…
This morning I’ve been scanning the adolescent suicide numbers in the recently updated “Pain In The Nation” report. The numbers not only reflect the pain among children and teens, but they should be causing us pain as we ponder how to best reach kids with the life-giving message of the Gospel and the life-supporting experience……
I’ve been having this conversation with youth workers ever since we kicked off our Digital Kids Initiative several years ago. And, because we youth workers have a tendency to jump into the river of what’s trending with little or no pause, this conversation is necessary. The conversations are always spirited when we get to talking……
Praise Him, Praise Him Make instruments (maracas) to use in praise to God. Grab some leftover plastic Easter eggs. You will need one egg and two plastic spoons for each child. (If you want each family member to make a set of two, repeat with more eggs and spoons.) Carefully add some uncooked rice, beans,…
[soundcloud url=”https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/434026938″ params=”color=#ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&show_teaser=true” width=”100%” height=”166″ iframe=”true” /] More Paying Ridiculous Attention to Jesus Episodes More Articles, Videos, & Podcasts Join The Pigs Today Season 3, Episode 17: The Necessity of Risk It’s often frowned upon in parenting, but celebrated in the world of entrepreneurs. It’s necessary in extreme sports, but can be dangerous in relationships….
What Does Eternal Mean? Stretch a string or yarn across the room and tape it to opposite walls. Invite each family member to write their birth date on an index card (or piece of paper). Fold each in half and lay them on the string from oldest to youngest—parents included. Each of has a beginning….
[soundcloud url=”https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/430751319″ params=”color=#ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&show_teaser=true” width=”100%” height=”166″ iframe=”true” /] More Paying Ridiculous Attention to Jesus Episodes More Articles, Videos, & Podcasts Join The Pigs Today Season 3, Episode 16: Brutal Reality, Prevailing Hope Life storms are raging and your strength is quickly diminishing. But as a Christian, you know it’s going to be okay because all things…