PARENTING

Aby Rinella 6/22/20 Aby Rinella 6/22/20

The Original Influencer

I urge our generation to step back, to find the value in sitting at the feet of those that have gone before us, to step away from the online communities and back into real relationships, Bible studies, mentorships, and doing life together.

Aby Rinella 6/12/20 Aby Rinella 6/12/20

Be Present

Do your kids have to stand by your side looking up at you, hoping to pull your eyes from the device, wondering why it seems more important than they are?
Do you carry on half-focused conversations with your children while your eyes, rather than looking into theirs, are looking into a screen?

Aby Rinella 6/10/20 Aby Rinella 6/10/20

Pieces of Good Things

As my great aunt was aging, her daughter and niece, my mom, were organizing her home and packing her possessions in order to move her into a retired living home.After days of packing old photos, precious keepsakes, and years of memories they came across a tiny little box wrapped tightly and sealed with the words “pieces of good things” inscribed on the top…

Aby Rinella 6/3/20 Aby Rinella 6/3/20

Like Arrows in the Hand of a Warrior

As we are raising our children in righteousness amongst a world that is departing rapidly from truth, we are in a battle and the hearts and minds of our children are under attack.
We must look not just at the arrow, but beyond it as well…

Aby Rinella 5/28/20 Aby Rinella 5/28/20

You Are Super, Mom!

Mom pressure is real.
The weight we carry is not a light load.
The demands on us are not child’s play.
The outcome of what we do happens to effect the life of another human.
No pressure, but mediocrity is not an option.
Lives are hanging in the balance…

HOMESCHOOL

Make This Your BEST Summer

The countdown has come to an end- you have almost made it through another school!
Check out how to make this the best summer yet, full of fun, memories, and a bit of learning and growth woven in.
Ditch the boredom and embrace opportunity all while getting the much-needed break you have been waiting for!
Here are some tips, tricks and ideas to make this the best summer yet.

The Eraser

It’s not always clean, because this is real life,these are real children, and this is real learning.
Because I am a real mom.
But…when all the eraser dust settles, the masterpiece will be seen…

The Dining Room Table

The longer I stood there, the deeper I saw.
There, before me was so much more than a table.
There before me stood my life…

The Race

“You are not making the cut.” “You are not enough; you can’t do this.” So often these are the things we whisper to ourselves. Not only are we moms, wives and keepers of our home, but we are also the primary educators of our children. At times it can feel overwhelming. We feel as if…

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Books to Inspire Outdoor Adventure

Reading to your children and spending time outside are two of the best things we can do for our kids to set them up for success-physically, academically, mentally, socially, and spiritually.
Check out our compilation of of books for you to either read to your kids, or send them out, under a tree, to read independently.

Send them Outside

In the last two decades, childhood has moved indoors. The average American child spends as few as 30 minutes of unstructured outdoor play each day. Studies show that teens spend more than seven hours each day in front of a screen and now, with online learning becoming more common, our younger children are clocking in at about the same.
It’s hurting our kids. This is not how they were designed to thrive.

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It is Time to Take Our Kids Back

The goal isn’t to raise loud kids marching for things they don’t understand or silent kids who sit back and watch because they have been conditioned.
The goal is to raise strong kids that can stand on truth.
We do not want to produce a reckless generation led by emotion, but rather wise and discerning kids that are rooted on the foundations that will preserve their future.