Video: Welcome to High School (Virtual That Is)
My two oldest kids started high school virtually yesterday!!! Not exactly what we expected, especially for my freshman as she enters high school. There wasn’t the anticipation of wearing a new outfit, the nervousness of finding someone to talk to, wondering...Video: Why I waited so long to get Lucy’s ears pierced
Please don’t misunderstand me. This is not a post condemning earrings for little ones! 🙂 This is just my WHY behind our WAIT. We decided we would wait until our girls were in 6th grade before giving them the option to get their ears pierced. I spill the beans...
Podcast: Lee Nienhuis Counter Cultural Parenting
Listen to the Happy Home Podcast on Access More or here: Pop culture, social media, video games, porn, streaming services – there is so much in the culture today that runs opposite to the Christian values you want to instill in your kids. Author and mom Lee...Video: Addictive vs. Non-Addictive Screen Time
We’ve talked about digital veggies vs. digital candy before. On today’s Facebook live, I explained another way to look at it… Is the screen time addictive by nature or non-addictive? Most of us haven’t had to pry our children away from Skyping...
Podcast: Ron Deal Building Love in Blended Families
Listen to the podcast on Access More or here: Blended families face unique challenges. What if your biological child doesn’t get along with your new spouse? What if step-siblings won’t even speak to each other? What if your step-kids avoid you? Bestselling...
Wall Street Journal Commentary
Here is my commentary that appeared in the Wall Street Journal on June 3, 2020, Save Your Kids from Covid’s Digital Deluge. I know some of you don’t subscribe to WSJ and weren’t able to read the commentary, so here it is: Parents used to feel guilty...
Podcast: David A.R. White Between Heaven and Hollywood
Listen to the podcast on Access More or here: https://emfdl.noxsolutions.com/emf/media/109/episodes/DavidARWhiteBetweenHeavenandHollywood_72kf.mp3 Are your kids streaming more shows than normal and watching YouTube for hours each day? Summertime + screens are...
Video: Masculinity is Not Toxic
This Father’s Day, I had the honor of hearing LTG (Ret.) William “Jerry” Boykin speak at our church Bonita Valley Community Church (online). He reminded us all of the immense value of MANHOOD and how good men are desperately needed. Our boys must be...
Podcast: Gary Chapman Stuck at Home Advice for Couples
Listen to the podcast on Access More or here: https://emfdl.noxsolutions.com/emf/media/109/episodes/GaryChapmanWhenCouplesareStuckatHome_nxmg.mp3 Have you been sheltering in place with your spouse for months like me? The COVID-19 pandemic has brought major...Video: Summertime Screen Time Help!
Need some summertime screen time help? Here’s my latest Facebook live chat with help to navigate through this coronavirus summer. Your kids are probably watching more TV and playing more video games than usual with camps and vacations canceled. How can you make...
Podcast: September McCarthy Motherhood Matters
Listen to the podcast on Access More or here: https://emfdl.noxsolutions.com/emf/media/109/episodes/SeptemberMcCarthyMotherhoodMatters_ldcf.mp3 Tired of mom guilt and feeling overwhelmed all the time? Complaining, arguing, and sibling rivalry don’t have to...Video: How to Stop the Digital Deluge
What invisible force is flooding into our homes – sometimes overwhelming us like a catastrophe, and other times seeping in while we are sleeping? A deluge of digital information! How can we shield our kids from too much tech? Let’s think about it…...
Podcast: Patrick Schwenk Crisis-Proof Faith
Same podcast…new network! I’m so excited that today is the launch of my partnership with the same good people that bring you KLOVE and Air1 Radio. This new podcast and streaming platform is called Access More. I’m thrilled to be a part and bring...Video: Do this and stay sane
Our family in California is in week 9 of the stay-at-home order because of coronavirus. Week Nine!!! Here’s my tip for staying sane as a family – it really has helped us a lot. Do this and staying at home will be easier Do this and staying home during...
Podcast: Introducing Access More
Especially during this uncertain time in the world, it is so helpful to listen to positive music and talk throughout the day. When I feel the blahs coming on, I often turn to places like KLOVE and Air1 on the radio or streaming. That’s why I’m especially...
Podcast: Kerri Pomarolli Confessions of the Proverbs 32 Woman
Download the podcast on iTunes or listen here: You’ve probably heard of the Proverbs 31 woman, but have you heard of the Proverbs 32 woman? Comedian Kerri Pomarolli is here to encourage moms today. Some days we are very godly and loving, taking care of our...
Creative Things to Do with Kids in Your Backyard
The weather in many places is warming up…but you may not be able to go to the park because of COVID-19. You and your kids need to go outside (going corornavirus crazy!!!), but what is there to do around the house beside bubbles? Here are creative things to do...
Arlene on Focus on the Family
Hi friends! Need some help getting just a wee bit of work done while your kids are at home??? I’m talking with my friends Jim Daly and John Fuller at Focus on the Family about how you can balance work + family life especially during this time of lockdown because...
Podcast: Kathi Lipp Ready for Anything
Download the podcast on iTunes or listen here: I don’t think any of us could have guessed what our March and April would look like, and how COVID 19 would completely change our world. Today’s podcast guest Kathi Lipp has a timely new book, Ready for...
How to Be Happy Today
Would you like to become a happier mom in 31 days? Just follow along with my videos posted here on my website and on Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube as I share from my book 31 Days to Becoming a Happy Mom. Here is today’s video and remember, you can look at the...
Guest + Giveaway: 8 Strategies to Help Kids Overcome Fear
I asked my new friend, author JJ Gutierrez to share about helping kids overcome fear during this time of Coronavirus. JJ has a new book that is perfectly timed for this season, Chickening IN – From Fear to Courageous Faith. You can enter to win the book on my...
Podcast: Asheritah Ciuciu Bible and Breakfast
Download the podcast on iTunes or listen here: Do you ever feel like you start your days on empty? Not only do we need fuel as in food. We need to start the day with Jesus in order to experience more joy in our daily lives. Maybe you have more time than normal in the...Video: Happy Mom Book Series Starting
Since many of you are home because of COVID-19, I realized it would be the perfect time to create a video book study based on my book 31 Days to Becoming a Happy Mom. Let’s create more joy in our homes! I will be posting a new video every day in April to...Sign Up!
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