by Kris Cox | Jun 7, 2023 | Abiding in Christ, Bible study, Character Building Ideas, Discipleship, Elementary age students, family, Family Bible time, Fruit of the Spirit, Great Homeschool Ideas, Homeschooling, Kindness, Parenting, Preschoolers, Purity, Raising Godly Children, Raising Responsible Children, Respectfulness, Scripture memory, Sibling rivalry, Summer ideas, Teaching Tips, Thankfulness
Raising children who love God and follow Him with all their heart is more difficult than ever today. But we serve a powerful God who has overcome the world (John 16:33)! He is more than able to help us, and our children to live godly lives for Him. Memorizing...
by Kris Cox | Mar 28, 2023 | Delight-directed learning, discovery learning, Elementary age students, family, Finding joy, Great Homeschool Ideas, homemade games, Homeschooling, Joy of learning, Language arts, Learning stations, Preschoolers, strategy games for learning, Summer ideas, Teaching Tips, Teaching with Games
Our family loves to play board games, so we often used educational games for learning in our homeschool years. Check out this blogpost to see the many benefits of using games for learning. They can be used to teach information or to review information already learned... by Kris Cox | Aug 15, 2021 | Abiding in Christ, Bible study, Character Building Ideas, Discipleship, Elementary age students, family, Family Bible time, Fruit of the Spirit, Great Homeschool Ideas, Homeschooling, Preschoolers, Raising Godly Children, Summer ideas, Toddlers
We need self-control to grow in our faith and keep ourselves from sin . . . it’s essential in our walk with the Lord. Many other religions besides Christianity teach the concept of self-control. But unlike other religions, Christians have the help of the Holy... by Kris Cox | Aug 9, 2021 | Abiding in Christ, Bible study, Character Building Ideas, Discipleship, Elementary age students, family, Fruit of the Spirit, Great Homeschool Ideas, Homeschooling, Preschoolers, Raising Godly Children, Summer ideas, Toddlers
Photo by Bill Fairs on Unsplash Gentleness or meekness does not mean being weak or a doormat like so many seem to think! Rather it’s a humble strength that comes from learning to lean on God and acknowledging that you need Him. It’s the opposite of pride.... by Kris Cox | Aug 3, 2021 | Abiding in Christ, Bible study, Character Building Ideas, Discipleship, Elementary age students, family, Family Bible time, Fruit of the Spirit, Homeschooling, Honesty, Preschoolers, Raising Godly Children, Respectfulness, Summer ideas, Teaching Tips, Toddlers
The root word of faithfulness is ‘faith’. Faith is the belief or conviction that God is in control and is worthy of our trust, that He is working things out for our good. Faith is essential in the Christian life. The good news is that faithfulness, which includes... by Kris Cox | Jul 20, 2021 | Abiding in Christ, Bible study, Character Building Ideas, Discipleship, Elementary age students, family, Family Bible time, Fruit of the Spirit, Great Homeschool Ideas, Homeschooling, Kindness, Preschoolers, Raising Godly Children, Sibling rivalry, Summer ideas
Photo by Mei-Ling Mirow on Unsplash If your family has more than one child, you’ve probably encountered sibling conflict. Siblings spend a lot of time together, and because they’re children, they’re still learning about how to get along and resolve... 
