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After 35 years of budgeting, my wife and I can confidently say that God used effective budgeting to help us achieve financial freedom His way. In the first 15 years of our marriage, finances were very tight and budgeting was essential to our progress. Here are some top secrets we have learned: • Start where you are now. -Too many people feel they don’t have enough income to successfully budget. That is never true, and I can tell you countless success stories of people who started budgeting with very little income and saw huge results over the next 5 years....

So, your church has decided to do a “family service,” which is a church service that includes all generations. Instead of splitting up the family into age segregated classes, the family sits together and worships together. The benefits to a service like this are many, including parents showing spiritual leadership in their family, and children being a part of the church as a whole! By the way, family events are big right now, even in the secular world and in our culture. Want proof? Consider the highest attended and highest grossing films of the last few years — movies that...

Parenting a child with ADHD presents unique challenges but also special opportunities to shape their character. By focusing on key qualities such as diligence, perseverance, and thoroughness, you can help your child develop essential life skills. Walk with me as we explore practical ways to foster these traits and integrate biblical guidance to support and uplift your efforts. Keep in mind that ADHD is a biological challenge taking place in the brain that presents with three main symptoms: lack of focus, high energy, and impulsivity. Although medication may be an option for some, a heart-based approach uses character development to...

A mom with several kids with disabilities quit attending her church because she said as she and her lively crew entered the children’s ministry hall, she would look towards her kids’ classrooms and even though her kids hadn’t even stepped a foot into their classrooms, the teachers already had looks of exasperation on their faces. This mom knew that her kids required extra attention. She knew that because of the trauma they’d experienced in their short lives and because of their disabilities, they could be a handful. She worked hard with the children’s ministry leaders to create the best environment for...

The Bible tells us that God is three persons, but all three persons are one God. This is not easy to understand because as created people we only know people as one person, in one body, and not like anyone else. But God is not restricted to the world and time as we know it. God ALWAYS existed and He has no beginning and He has no end. God created for us days and hours and weeks, months and years for us to live in. But He is not limited by time. He is eternal. God created each one of...