Candy Gibbs

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Parenting

10 Prayers for Your Children in 2017

January 10, 2017 • Parenting

    Self-Control Lord, I pray that You would help our children to control themselves in their behaviors, thoughts, and motives.  God that You would give them the ability to make You the highest thing in their hearts and minds…


Snapchat Warning

December 28, 2016 • Parenting

Did your child receive a device for Christmas?  Does that device have internet/wifi access?  Do you know what apps are downloaded or which apps your child is hoping to download?  Be aware parents. Devices with internet access cannot be a…


Christmas at Home

December 23, 2016 • Parenting

  My family and I truly enjoy movies.  My personal favorite Christmas movies are all of the “Santa Clause” movies with Tim Allen.  Popcorn, unsweetened ice tea or hot chai, a fire in the fireplace, and family and fuzzy socks…


Christmas in the Kitchen

December 21, 2016 • Parenting

  Have I mentioned that I love food all the time and especially at Christmas?  Some of my favorite Christmas traditions involve food and the kitchen!  My sister, mom, and I began our “holiday baking day” before either Cara or…


Jesus in Christmas

December 15, 2016 • Parenting

= Simply, Christmas is only Christmas because of Christ.  There are so many ways to celebrate the wonderful season of Christmas.  I absolutely love the sights, sounds, and tastes of the holidays.  My family and I have so many traditions,…


Christmas Fun

December 13, 2016 • Parenting

  My Christmas fun always involves my family.  Here are some of our most favored traditions: Christmas tea–all of the girls in our family invite a friend and we exchange a gift, have great finger foods, and a yummy dessert….


Christmas Kindness

December 9, 2016 • Parenting

  One Christmas several years ago my kids had a holiday experience that is never far from their thoughts when the calendar flips to December.  It is our tradition, each year around Thanksgiving we purge clothes that don’t fit, neglected…


Randy Alcorn says “Parents: It’s Time to Wake Up About Pornography, Sexting, and Your Children”

December 7, 2016 • Parenting

Okay, parents.  Here’s another heads-up from a highly respected source.  Please see the full original article here from Randy Alcorn’s Eternal Perspective Ministries.   Parents: It’s Time to Wake Up About Pornography, Sexting, and Your Children By Randy Alcorn | November…


Boys’ Bash 2016

November 30, 2016 • Parenting

“Be different, stand out, be a leader, and then YOU set the bar for what is normal.”  -Jake Gibbs My son, Jake, and I had a great opportunity to be with the community of Mangum, Oklahoma a few weeks ago….


Repairer of the Breach

November 28, 2016 • Parenting

  Dear friends & partners, Merry, merry Christmas to you!  As I write you this beautiful morning, I am asking the Lord to slow down time for you this holiday season.  I pray the Father would allow you another hour…

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