by Kris Cox | Jun 14, 2017 | Faith Development, General Homeschooling, Uncategorised
With summer already in full-swing, it’s time to go back to our series on Character-building! Summer is a great time to focus on helping our children build godly character because many homeschoolers are not as busy also trying to fit in the many academic studies we...
by Kris Cox | Mar 3, 2017 | Faith Development, General Homeschooling, Uncategorised
As I said in my last post, “Motherhood: A Blessed Calling,” we as moms have an amazing opportunity to disciple and train up our children to know the Lord. As a Christian parent, you hopefully have a great desire to teach your children about Jesus, but maybe you...
by Kris Cox | Nov 2, 2016 | Faith Development, General Homeschooling, Uncategorised
Children have a great need to feel unconditionally loved. God created us to need love, and He sent His Son to die for our sins to show us His unconditional love. Jesus said we’re to follow His example of loving others in John 13: 34-35: “A new command I give you:... by Kris Cox | Aug 30, 2016 | Faith Development, Uncategorised
Our children today are growing up in a culture where sexual promiscuity and “doing whatever feels good” are toted as the norm, and even considered acceptable by some Christians. But God calls us to live lives of purity and moral righteousness. Christianity is... by Kris Cox | Aug 17, 2016 | Faith Development, Uncategorised
(5th in a series on building godly character in your children) Our youngest son has always been curious and adventurous. As soon as he learned to open doors, he had trouble controlling his curiosity and desire to go outside. We had to install a “Jonny-lock” (named... by Kris Cox | Aug 5, 2016 | Faith Development, Uncategorised
(4th in a series on Building Godly Character in Our Kids) Recently I was visiting a friend, and was pleased to see her children helping her with emptying the dishwasher, cleaning up lunch and generally helping her with the chores around the house. These children were...