I know how much joy you would get from giving your teen the latest and greatest smartphone. Or even one that’s not the newest model, but one that you can at least read the screen. (I didn’t know cell phone glass could crack into so many pieces! My daughter’s screen is barely readable!) The joy on their faces would be so …
Keep the Family Focused During Advent
Advent is that time of year when we focus on the birth of Christ and what it means that our Savior has come into the world! What good news! As we enter the time of Advent, it’s a wonderful time to bring the family together, kids, teens and all for times of focusing on the coming of our Savior. We …
What Our 5 Year Old Gains From Being In Church With Us
I read this from a young woman as she reflected on her childhood: “Our family went to church together every Sunday. I wasn’t really sure why, but I didn’t mind. I got to dress up in cute dresses and sit with my dad. He was so busy during the week, and church was one time I got to hang out …
Use TEXTING to Connect With Your Teen
Technology can be a fantastic way to connect with our kids. How many of us have shouted orders to our kids via a text? Things like… “Don’t FORGET your homework!!!” “When you get home: let out the dog, have a snack, clean your room, because I can’t see the floor! Love you. “Be home by 9!” “BE QUIET and go …
Mission & Teaching in Haiti
Four of the Cronkhite’s had the privilege to go on a mission trip to Haiti. While we were there we visited an orphanage with 52 children, a medical orphanage started by Mother Theresa, visited an inner city school full of students desperate to learn English, I preached at a church in an outward village, I spoke at a youth rally …