Parents
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Read ArticleSetting a Family Devotion Routine for Back to School
Back-to-school season was much closer to “back-to-chaos” season for my family. Even as an only child, I was part of so many extracurriculars that my parents were constantly running me...
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Read ArticleYou Are Qualified to Teach the Faith at Home
“As the head of the family should teach … ” Teaching at home is a concept that has rocked the world of young families this year. Honestly, not even simply teaching at home,...
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Read ArticleAugust 2020 Everyday Faith Calendar
Navigating the world of parenting can often feel like running a gauntlet. How to birth your child, feed your child, and help her sleep; what he should play with and read; the daily...
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Read Article4 Tips for Faith-Focused “Screen-Free” Hours this Summer
Our new normal will not feel normal. In many states across the country, local governments are rolling out reopening plans. This all coincides with school letting out for “summer”, which...
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Read Article5 Non-Traditional Options for Teaching the Bible this Summer
Summer is almost here, and it is not starting off how we had all hoped. Everyone is scrambling trying to figure out if in-person events (from birthday parties to worship services and...
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Read ArticleThings I Love About My Dad
Daughters have two fathers: their heavenly Father and their human father. Both care for them immensely, but it is human fathers that have the joyful vocation of raising their daughters...
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Read ArticleJune 2020 Everyday Faith Calendar
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Read ArticleFive Reasons to Start Reading with CPH Reads
When I was younger, I loved being part of reading programs. I would stay up all night under the covers with a flashlight, reading some of my favorite books until my parents would come...
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Read ArticleThe Importance of Bedtime Stories
When I was a child, my bedtime routine always ended with a story. After dinner, my sisters and I would have about an hour to finish up anything we needed to finish and then the routine...
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Read ArticleNational Day of Prayer Activities
It’s the National Day of Prayer. Today, people all over the country are going to be bowing their heads in prayer for the nation. We should always pray, but this year, our need for a...
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9:34Watch VideoPrayer: Learning How to Talk to God | Children's Book Storytime with Gail Pawlitz
For National Day of Prayer, gather your family together and join author Gail Pawlitz as she reads Prayer: Learning How to Talk to God by Jeannette Goth. As she reads, Gail provides opportunities for v
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Read ArticleMothers and Fathers: The Christian Parenting Team
My parents are two of the most supportive people in my life. When I told them I was moving to St. Louis for a job, they immediately helped me find a relative to live with temporarily,...
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Read ArticleThe Altogether Beautiful Mess of Motherhood
I thought motherhood would be different. I thought there would be snuggles and milestones and cheerleading. I thought I would meet new friends and nap when my children napped. I knew...
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Read ArticleReminding Children of God’s Faithfulness through Prayer
My friend’s son is having a hard time with this unique time of isolation. He’s frustrated, angry, sad, and scared. He misses his friends, his school, his Sunday School teachers, and...
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3:51Watch VideoThe Easter Stranger | Arch Book storytime with Matt Bergholt
This Arch Book tells the story of Jesus on the road to Emmaus from Luke 24:1-35. Get your copy of The Easter Stranger is written by Nicole Dreyer and available at this link: https://www.cph.org/p-3380
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Read ArticleMay 2020 Everyday Faith Calendar
Overwhelmed, bored, lonely, stressed, anxious, frustrated, sad, concerned, depleted, stretched … these are all words that you may be feeling right now. This is the list that was...
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Read ArticleEaster Teaching Activities for Families
Easter is always a special celebration of Christ’s victory. This year is no different. Jesus still died on the cross, rose from the dead, and ascended into heaven—and that’s worth...
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Read ArticleCelebrating Easter at Home
I know for me the idea of not having Easter at my church is strange. Easter is always the most beautiful service: lilies lining the altar, white and gold banners everywhere, beautiful...
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Read ArticleThe Family that Quarantines Together
Today, I competed in a noon ping-pong tournament in my pajamas while eating leftover pizza. I went on walks with three of my four kids. I ran the dishwasher twice. Our day also included...
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Read ArticleVocation Starts at Home
Note: this article was written for the fall edition of Lutheran Life. It was written before COVID-19 was a worry for the world. As we are now in this new time...
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