Posted by Kristen Ivy | “I can’t marry you mama, because you’re going to die.” This is the truth that my four-year-old son shared with me while I stood in the kitchen last night. True on two accounts. I will die some day. And he probably shouldn’t marry me. The statement was followed by a…
I was the mom with the schedule. Feeding schedule. Sleeping schedule. Reading and playtime schedule. I even had a written schedule on my refrigerator that I followed so I wouldn’t forget anything. I’m telling you, I was the schedule queen. (I’m shaking my head laughing just thinking about it.) Why the scheduling? I simply…
Posted by Kristen Ivy I love my kids. No one had to write a book or make a podcast or do a teaching series to convince me to love them. It happened the first time I felt them kick and squirm as they were growing inside me. It happened the moment they were born, when…
[soundcloud url=”https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/388741020″ params=”color=#ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=false&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&show_teaser=true” width=”100%” height=”166″ iframe=”true” /] How to listen: iTunes | Google Play | SoundCloud | TuneIn Josh Lovelace, singer, songwriter, and keyboardist for rock band, NEEDTOBREATHE, discusses his debut album, Young Folk, on today’s episode of the Parent Cue Live podcast. YOUR CUE Be present. Whether you’re a traveling musician like Josh, someone…
If you’ve ever moved across the country with kids you are probably familiar with the word uprooted. Our daughter was going into kindergarten and our son into middle school when we moved from Texas to South Carolina and while it proved to be a great move for all of us, I’m sure my kids…
Posted by Jon Acuff | The funny thing about having big fun with your kids is that it doesn’t take a big moment. The funny thing about having big fun with your kids is that it doesn’t take a big moment…. Click To Tweet Have you ever noticed that? The times you planned something expensive…
[soundcloud url=”https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/385273583″ params=”color=#ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=false&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&show_teaser=true” width=”100%” height=”166″ iframe=”true” /] How to listen: iTunes | Google Play | SoundCloud | TuneIn Singer/songwriter Sara Groves talks about her new album, “Abide With Me,” featuring some of Christian music’s most popular hymns in today’s episode of the Parent Cue Live podcast. YOUR CUE Don’t freak out when your kids…
Any time parents of teenagers or pre-teens are in a room together, the subject of homework and education seems to be on their lips. My experience is that most of the time parents worry more about their teen’s schoolwork than the teen worries about their schoolwork! I’m can’t promise to improve your teen’s grade…
We want our kids to develop healthy habits, but if we’re honest, we probably aren’t the best when it comes to sticking with positive behaviors ourselves. So what’s a parent to do? Thankfully, there is a lot of research that can help when we fall short. One of the latest popular books on the topic,…
Posted by Autumn Ward | I was the mom with the schedule. Feeding schedule. Sleeping schedule. Reading and playtime schedule. I even had a written schedule on my refrigerator that I followed so I wouldn’t forget anything. I’m telling you, I was the schedule queen. (I’m shaking my head laughing just thinking about it.) Why…