One of the grand things about writing a book is hearing the stories from others about how this idea of knight training is helping their sons. I love hearing the stories of boys who are inspired to live with purpose and who, even at young ages, grab a hold of these ideals and strive to […]
Intentional Parenting
In this distracted day and age, it is easy to put parenting on auto-pilot. But we can't afford to do that. We need to be actively engaged in preparing this generation by protecting the innocence of childhood while also preparing them to one day head out on their own.
Here are some of my most popular articles on parenting:
Mission-Minded Motherhood series
The Hand that Rocks the Cradle
From Cradle Rocking to Cooking
Everyday Hero Moments – Chivalry Movement Payoff
And there he stood – resolute, but maybe a little sheepish. Our dryer broke a couple of weeks ago which meant we were lugging wet laundry down to the nearest laundromat. My younger two drank in the sight of this new experience. I wasn’t the only newbie to the laundromat. Another woman was there who […]
A Web of Lies Game (and how to come clean)
[An excerpt from Knight’s in Training (affiliate link) and an expanded tutorial for this important game. I’m sharing more about helping our kids pursue honesty over at The Character Corner today as well!] Weaving Webs and Forming Habits One day as we were shooting hoops, I asked my boys how one can become a better basketball […]
How a Parenting Book Changed My Marriage
It didn’t take long into married life for frustration to set in. We loved each other deeply, but I just didn’t get him. Why did he do this? Why didn’t he understand that? If we could just talk things out, I was sure he would come around to my way of thinking. If he would […]
Sneak Peek at the new Chivalry Challenge
Today, I unveil the official knight’s Code of Chivalry that ended up in the book and a free poster download for you as we begin the countdown to the book release at the end of May! Here is my original chivalry challenge post that inspired the book! Today, I want to take you back to […]
What our kids need to know about FAILURE!
No one likes failure, but I think some of us may struggle with it more than others. I have one child in particular who loathes failure. He is often paralyzed by merely the thought of it; so much so that he can’t seem to get started. Now this isn’t all bad. He’s my cautious one, […]