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• Nancy Leigh Demoss

Top 13 Christian Parenting Books of 2013
Every December, I like to take a look back at the year that has been, as well as reflect on what I hope is to come. What does that mean exactly? I revisit our family’s calendar to see where we’ve been, what we’ve done and how we spend our time. I look through photos from […]
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Teaching Children Gratitude – My Extreme Measures
Teaching my children to be thankful and have an attitude of gratitude has been one of my greatest challenges as a parent. Like many children in our Western culture, my kids are very privileged and they don’t always appreciate the things that they have, from the food in the fridge to the abundant toys in […]
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Bible Verses About Children
What are some of the key Bible verses about children? Children are the reward of one’s youth. Happy, or blessed, is the man who has a quiver full of them. We hear statements like this nearly every father’s day among the many Bible verses about children. But what does it mean? And, how much is a […]
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It is Good to Give Thanks
It is good to praise the Lord and make music to your name, O Most High, proclaiming your love in the morning and your faithfulness at night. – Psalm 92:1-2 It’s 5:00 p.m. and the doorbell rings; that can only mean one thing, the play date is over. I walked my friend through the house, […]
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Veterans Day for Kids: What Does Veterans Day Mean to Your Child?
A few weeks back, my husband and I took a trip to Savannah, Georgia. We are lovers of American history and we visited a cemetery there that played a part in the Civil War. As we walked along the path, we came across a historical marker that caught my attention. The plaque marked the grave of […]
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10 Great Thanksgiving Books for Children
Teach your children about Thanksgiving traditions, gratitude and giving thanks to God this month for all their blessings with this collection of 10 of our favorite Thanksgiving books for children. As a parent, reading time with my sons before bed is still my favorite part of the day. They’re growing older and can read on […]
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Stopping the Family Crazy Cycle
We have all seen the movie thrillers where the time bomb is ticking away and the hero has a few seconds to cut the right wire. Just before the final second passes, he defuses the bomb and shuts down the detonating device. Whew! Catastrophe averted! In a real sense parents face defusing situations many times […]
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Life Is Short: Enjoy It!
How do we enjoy life? Each Day Totally We do not know how long we have to live, so we should live every day with gusto. Oh, how sweet the light of day, And how wonderful to live in the sunshine! Even if you live a long time, don’t take a single day for granted. Take delight […]
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37 Prayers to Pray for Children with Scriptures
This is the confidence we have in approaching God: that if we ask anything according to his will, he hears us. — 1 John 5:14 The Brothers Grimm tell the story of Sleeping Beauty, which opens with all of the fairies in the kingdom bringing baptismal gifts to an infant princess. One fairy gives beauty, […]
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Keep the Sibling Lose the Sibling Rivalry
Sibling rivalry can stir up so many images in a person’s mind, but the reality is sibling rivalry looks completely different from family to family. My sister and I were not competitive in the same activities, but we still found plenty of ways to compete for attention, our parents’ time, who got to have friends […]
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