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….

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,…

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…

Excited to link arms

August 3, 2018 • Announcements, Speaking, Women's Events

Hey CareNet Family! What a blessing to be a part of this organization! I wanted to take a quick moment to introduce myself to you. I am Mallory Cockrell, and am thrilled to share that I have come on board as…

He is able

July 24, 2018 • Community, Parenting, Teens

On a daily basis I see good kids raised in intact homes being swallowed up by peer pressures, poor decisions, our society and sin, and their families being literally thrown into a tail-spin.  Often these families wake up and find…

Ready for good

July 20, 2018 • Ministries, Parenting, Teens

“Remind the people to be subject to rulers and authorities, to be obedient, to be ready to do whatever is good…” Titus 3:1 Making a good choice begins with having a plan and being ready.  We talk to our young…

July 16, 2018 • Ministries, Parenting, Teens

  “He brought me out into a spacious place; he rescued me because he delighted in me.” Psalm 18:19 I have shared my testimony many times.  I was raised in a Christian home and was saved at a young age. …

Live. Laugh. Love.

July 10, 2018 • Community, Ministries, Parenting

So what are some of the things we are doing “right”?  I asked my friend, Ana Hoeksema, to be thinking about that and she came up with some great thoughts… LIVE: Have you seen those cute wooden signs all over…

I am fine.

June 20, 2018 • Ministries, Parenting, Women's Events

I had a recent conversation with a friend that went something like this… “How are you doing?” “I am fine.” But I am tired of fine.  I am asking the Lord to teach me…teach me to be content in all…

When the student becomes the teacher

June 12, 2018 • Parenting, Speaking, Women's Events

A good friend reminded me of this saying recently, “When the student becomes the teacher…”  How often does that happen in your home?  It sure happens quite often in mine. It has been an extremely busy season for my family. …