My post on 11 Reasons Why Reading Is So Important for Your Child explains how essential reading is to your child’s success in school and in life. When our kids were young,…
Author: Karen Peterson
Karen is a wife, mom, grandma, certified educator, speaker, trainer, and follower of Jesus. Her heart is to build healthy marriages and families grounded in the Word of God. She is a former pastor's wife and has an M.Div. from Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary.
11 REASONS WHY READING IS SO IMPORTANT FOR YOUR CHILD
Want your child to succeed in life? Encourage them to read. Numerous studies show the importance of reading for children. The more a child reads, the better they become at it. Even…
HOW PRAYER SAVED MY LIFE
STROKE! Six years ago on July 20, 1919, a friend of mine woke up in the morning and felt an urge to pray for me. She prayed for me all morning. Then,…
WHAT TO TEACH CHRISTIAN KIDS ABOUT PATRIOTISM
What should we teach Christian kids about patriotism? My thoughts on this were stirred when we were dinner guests at an acquaintance’s home years ago. “This is the best country in the…
HOW TO AFFORD A FAMILY VACATION ON A TIGHT BUDGET
“Our family needs a vacation, but how can we possibly afford it? The budget’s so tight we barely make it from month to month.” If this is you, I’ve been there, too….
WHY YOU NEED TO TAKE A FAMILY VACATION
It happens every year as summer peeks over the horizon of spring. Like Toad in Wind in the Willows, I start to long for the open road (or skies). It starts with…