Candy Gibbs

Writings

Parenting

Valley of Trouble

September 6, 2018 • Community, Parenting, Teens

  Man, do I know the feeling of, “Where exactly are you taking them?  Because this looks like a foreign land, in fact, much like a desert!”  That feeling of worry as you watch your child walk through a difficult…


Rise and Shine

September 4, 2018 • Ministries, Parenting, Speaking

Rise and Shine!  I love this video!  Nothing in life is easy and nothing worth its salt happens by accident.  The lessons we learn through pain, the obstacles we have to run, teach us the truths that stay with us…


Strength

August 30, 2018 • Community, Parenting, Teens

Strength is the physical power to carry out demanding tasks; emotional toughness: the necessary qualities required to deal with stressful or painful situations; and a source of strength or support. Another definition I read said, “the power to resist attack.” …


TIME

August 23, 2018 • Community, Parenting, Teens

As I think back over my 40 + years of living…I realize that I have missed so much of it. I remember being a very little girl and being so excited that I would soon start school. I remember anxiously…


The Talk

August 21, 2018 • Community, Ministries, Parenting

  I have given a presentation to parents for years about dealing with sexuality with their children. We discuss age appropriate ideas for covering the topic of sex and warning signs to be aware of the older our kiddos get….


Warning- The Momo Challenge

August 17, 2018 • Ministries, Parenting, Teens

** Warning: the picture associated with this link is disturbing.** Well as the new school year begins, we have our first warning to post for all of you parents. https://abc7amarillo.com/news/nation-world/teens-target-of-suicide-challenge-spreading-on-social-media This newest evil attack on your children is called the…


Back to School

August 15, 2018 • Community, Parenting, Teens

“And Jesus came and said, ‘All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and the Son and the Holy Spirit,…


My mom

August 10, 2018 • Community, Ministries, Parenting

“The two most important days in your life are the day you are born, and the day you find out why.” Mark Twain I am writing today on the seventh anniversary of my momma pulling out her chair at the…


Honest Hard Work

August 7, 2018 • Community, Parenting, Teens

“For we are God’s handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do.” Ephesians 2:10 Summertime is a crazy time. I know in our home we anticipate sleeping in and the…


Too little time

July 27, 2018 • Ministries, Parenting, Teens

  I have the privilege of spending some time with many teens and college students and just talking to them can give us such wisdom and insight.  One common theme that is expressed over and over in my conversations is…

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