Category: Seasonal

Minno Family Staycation Guide

By Melanie Norman

Well, it’s official! Summer is here, and for many families, a vacation sounds like the perfect break after a year-long lockdown. However, after the plane tickets, food costs, hotel stays, and transportation, a family getaway can easily turn into a very expensive excursion.  Enter staycations! Last year as the pandemic halted travel, many families looked […]

The Measure of a Man: Thoughts on Being a Boy Dad

By Matt Charbonneau

When working in our basement home office, I will occasionally flip through some photo albums of my childhood or look at pictures on the shelves when taking a writing or study break.  Some of my favorite pictures are of me with my wife when we were first dating, photos of my grandparents, and artwork of […]

Raising Boys and Girls Podcast: Intentional Summer

By Jessica Wolstenholm

If you haven’t already, listen to the podcast now:        . . . . . . . . . . The Raising Boys & Girls podcast is bringing you expert insight and encouragement to help you have an INTENTIONAL SUMMER! Join Sissy Goff, David Thomas, and Melissa Trevathan this week as they share simple […]

What Does the Bible Say about Motherhood?

By Jessica Wolstenholm

Motherhood in The BibleFrom the first pages of Genesis, God ordained the family. After the fall in Genesis 3, He told Eve that she would have pain in childbirth, but in that proclamation He also created the first mother. And throughout Scripture, mothers appear. God’s love and advocacy for women shines through the Bible, as […]

Finding Purpose and Goodness in Surrender

By Erick Goss

On this 23rd day of Lent, tell us: how are you experiencing God’s goodness in the surrendering?  As we shared on Ash Wednesday, these forty days are not just a “grin and bear it” or “pray harder” season. These forty days represent an opportunity to build a life of abiding and developing the posture of […]