by Sabrina McDonald | Sep 24, 2020 | Parenting
Your preteen is embarking on the era of adolescence, when many of life’s choices will be made, and they need you now more than ever. Preteens are unique because, unlike most teenagers, they still invite participation and close friendships with parents—an attitude that...
by Sabrina McDonald | Mar 16, 2023 | Parenting, Spiritual Growth
My kids can’t wait until Christmas morning when they get more stuff. They already have a room overflowing with toys and craft supplies and books and stuffed animals. I don’t even know what to get them anymore! But they can’t wait to get more every December. ...
by Sabrina McDonald | Oct 1, 2020 | Parenting, Biblical Worldview
As parents and followers of Christ, my husband and I make careful choices about how we observe different holidays. While Halloween is a secular holiday for most in our culture, the same could be said for Christmas and Easter. One may even argue that the secular...
by Sabrina McDonald | Sep 24, 2020 | Parenting
When my sister-in-law Jerra was a young mother, she wanted to teach her daughter, Natalie, to say, “yes, Ma’am” and “no Ma’am” when speaking to adults. But for some reason Jerra couldn’t get her to stop saying “yep” and “nope.” When it came down to disciplinary...
by Sabrina McDonald | Sep 24, 2020 | Parenting
I remember being in my last months of that first pregnancy, watching the weeks tick by. Sometimes those last few weeks appeared to be long and burdensome like walking in deep mud; other times they seemed blurry, like objects you see while rolling down a hill. It was...
