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Why your kids don’t care what you know until they know you care
By Jamie Roach “That’s so unfair! You don’t even understand!” Maybe you’ve been on the receiving end of a similar outburst at your house when ...
Read moreFasting as Feasting
How Lent can help us be more present to God, ourselves, and our kids By Jamie Roach For many of us, Lent is associated with ...
Read moreDo you harmonize?
By Jamie Roach We don’t know how to harmonize. We no longer know how to hold the tension between two different notes. We live in ...
Read moreThe Power of Play
By Caroline Oas He walked in the room and stopped in his tracks. Toys lined the walls – dress-up, puppets, a kitchen, a tool bench, ...
Read moreWhen It’s Not All Holly Jolly
by Jamie Roach Gathering together with extended family over the holidays can be life-giving, exciting and incredibly fun. Gathering together with extended family over the ...
Read moreDo Christmas Differently
by Jamie Roach Shopping, baking, decorating, gift-wrapping… and the list goes on. For most families, this time of year is packed full of activities and ...
Read moreThink and Feel Your Way into Your Child’s Heart and Mind
by Jamie Roach What do your children feel when they catch you looking at them? If you are intentional, your words and actions can help ...
Read moreWhat’s Normal?
by Jamie Roach Toddlers throw tantrums. Teenagers rebel. But as parents, how do we know what’s “normal”? As we make our way through the COVID-19 ...
Read moreFaith That’s Caught
by Jamie Roach There is no playbook for raising kids who love Jesus. No checklist of Bible verses memorized or quota of Sunday School classes ...
Read moreCurious, Compassionate and Creative Parenting
by Jamie Roach No two children are the same. Each one is uniquely formed, an original masterpiece. The Psalmist says it this way: “For it ...
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