When I first started homeschooling, I had an idea of what it would look like. I ordered a huge box curriculum, bought old school desks and prepared to do school at home. I've learned many things along the way. Here are things I wish I'd known 25 years ago:Don't...
I have three children past their teen years, and I currently have four teens in our home. Let's pause right now as I ask for prayer. Do you also have a teen—an emotion-filled creature—in your house? I'll pause and say a prayer for you too.One thing I've...
A few Sundays ago, I had a dilemma. We were a few minutes late for church, and we took a seat behind the children. In our church, pre-K through sixth-grade kids sit in the sanctuary during worship and then are released after worship to go to their children's program....
Do you think we don't have a race problem in the U.S.? Maybe your thoughts would change if you talked to someone different than you.Or maybe you know there is a problem, but you don't know what to do to help.There are many ways you can build friendships and connect...
I wrote this blog post from Austin. I was on a "whirlwind tour of Texas." I spent three days at the Declare Conference and then traveled to Austin to be interviewed by Jamie Ivey for "The Happy Hour" podcast (you can listen to that...
Rough day? Oh man, I understand. Wouldn't it be nice if life was easier? The truth is that rough days happen. Here is my advice for getting through:3 Tips for Getting Through: Prayer, Perspective, Purpose1. Prayer. I don't know where I'd be without...
While January 1 is truly the beginning of the new year, September and October always feels like a fresh start to me. By September, in the Goyer house, we've just started homeschool. I started a new prayer journal, and we're settling in to a new (earlier) bedtime...
I looked at my friend's to-do list that she posted on Instagram."No wonder I'm cracking!" she posted. "I need a clone."I cringed as I looked at her list. It was long. I also cringed because I remember the feelings that huge of a to-do list brought on. The...
Years ago, John and I found ourselves trying out churches after a leadership change at a small country church we'd been attending for years. With a preschooler, a toddler and a baby on the way, I often spent more time out of service than in it. One church we were...
If every Christian truly understood their identity and position in Christ, Christianity would be a force to be reckoned with in the world. It would change the way we preach, the way we worship and the way we relate to one another as the collective body of Christ....
Being a parent is hard. It's easy to get focus on the daily struggles and frustrations and forget that each day is an opportunity to teach, guide and grow my children into the unique people God created them to be.I often come up with goals for how to relate and react...
My kids did (mostly) awesome in college. They got good grades, made good friends and blossomed into godly adults. All my kids went to secular local and state colleges, yet their relationship with God grew. Looking back at their teen years, here are some things...
1. Hide your past mistakes. Put on an act that you are perfect and your teenagers are the ones with all the problems. (After all, if your teens hear what you did in your past, they might want to follow.)2. Don't worry about where they are going and what they are...
Are there things about being a mom that you'd like to change? Do you lose your temper? Do you struggle with putting down your phone and just focusing on your kids? Do you wish you can be more joyful, even in the small things?The bad news is that as moms, we often feel...