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6/25/2018 June 25, 2018
 DO THIS // BATH TIME As you bathe your child, read the directions on the shampoo, conditioner and bathwash bottles to him/her each time you use one of them. Talk about how the directions tell you the way to wash. Tell your child that God gave us a book that tells us the way to go. "What book did God give us? The Bible!"
 MAKING THE MOST OF DRIVE TIME
By Sarah Anderson For a lot of parents, and for a lot of kids, drive time is a necessary evil we have to endure before arriving at our final destination: the grandparents house, the soccer game, the carpool line, the grocery store, church, or wherever else. But drive time can become an opportunity when we infuse meaning into the every day moments we have with our kids. When you think about it, time in the car is packed full of potential. You are literally stuck in the same space with your kids as you drive from point A to point B. But this doesn’t have to be a death sentence. In fact, if you turn down the radio, turn off the DVD player, and use it as a time to connect with your kids, you may find yourself wishing for more . . . CONTINUE READING ON THE PARENT CUE BLOG 6/18/2018 June 18, 2018
 DO THIS // CUDDLE TIME Cuddle up with your child this month and pray, "Dear God, I pray [child's name] will grow up loving the Bible and letting it tell [him/her] the way to go. We know Your way is always the best way. We love You, God. In Jesus' name, amen."
 WHAT I LEARNED ABOUT BEING A DAD FROM BEING CLUELESS By Geoff Surratt Father’s Day always reminds me of my first day as a father. It was a glorious moment, my wife glowing, the angels singing, my perfect little child, cooing and cradled in my arms. Except that is not at all how it happened. After an intense labor, the doctor handed me a screaming bundle of kicking arms and legs, an unfamiliar creature with a striking resemblance to Yoda. I loved the idea of a son, but I had no idea what to do with the squirming baby I was awkwardly holding and silently wondered if I could get my money back. Though it has been a challenging ride, now my kids are grown, I wouldn’t trade being a father for anything. Here are a few things I’ve learned along the way: The best you can do is the best you can do God chose you to parent your children. He knows you are goofy, clueless, and immature (maybe that’s just me), but He chose you anyway. You can’t be the perfect parent, or live up to the unrealistic expectations of others, all you can do is the best you can do. So do your best, and don’t worry about what anyone else is doing . . . CONTINUE READING ON THE PARENT CUE BLOG  6/11/2018 June 11, 2018
 DO THIS // DRIVE TIME As you drive, ask your child to point the way to familiar places. Ask questions like, "Do I turn here, or here?" Thank him/her for pointing the way to go. When you get where you're going, repeat Psalm 25:4 and tell him/her that God uses the Bible to point the way for us to go.
 15 MINUTES TO BEING A GREAT PARENT
By Lauren Terrell A few months ago, I found myself dreading 7am like I would a root canal because I knew it meant another 12-hour struggle with my daughter who wanted my attention at Every. Single. Waking. Moment. That’s when I came up with The Fun Fifteen. I knew I was missing out on a relationship with this daughter I loved so much because of our competing ideas of fun. So I began to wonder, “If I give in and dedicate 15 minutes of my undivided attention to her every day, doing what she wants to do, would she still be so desperate for my attention?” . . . CONTINUE READING ON THE PARENT CUE BLOG 6/4/2018 June 4, 2018
 DO THIS // MORNING TIME When you go into your child's room this month say, "Good morning! I see something wonderful God made. It's YOU! God loves you so much and so does [mommy/daddy]. You are SO loved!"
 MAKING MOMENTS ON PURPOSE By Carlos Whittaker I’ve heard it said that life is sprinting past us. I used to believe that. Until one day I stopped to look at a roly poly on the ground with my 4-year-old son. He was absolutely mesmerized by this thing. And, I was mesmerized by him being mesmerized. I remember almost walking right by him to continue with some important grown up task. “DAD! LOOK! YOU HAVE TO LOOK!” So I got down on my belly, eye-level with that tiny insect. I was suddenly floored. Every single time my son touched that thing, it would roll into the most perfect circle I had ever seen. We laid on our bellies for almost 25 minutes playing with that thing. When I got up, I was all but ready to become president of the World Roly Poly Association. It was that amazing. A ROLY POLY! It was then that I realized the statement my generation loved to spit out, “Life is sprinting past us.” was wrong. We were actually sprinting past life. And, that was the day I decided to stop and live and be more intentional with them moments we have together as a family . . . CONTINUE READING ON THE PARENT CUE BLOG  |
