10 Regrets Every Parent Can Avoid
Originally posted on trippatkinson.com. Parenting is really, really tough. It seems that as soon as you start figuring out a few things, your kids are grown. Because of this, some of the best lessons are found in what others have learned before us along the parenting journey. These lessons are usually conveyed as statements of […]
Raising Kingdom Kids by Tony Evans
When you first find out that you’re pregnant, you read everything you can get your hands on about how to care for your baby while that baby is still on the inside! Parenting while your baby is in utero is the easy part! When your baby is on the outside, it is totally different! You struggle […]
Navigating Life's Inevitable Crises
Originally posted on trippatkinson.com What do you do when life gets a little crazy and you find yourself in the midst of a crisis? Pastor Tripp Atkinson and family counselor Anne Ford share some principles on how to navigate those inevitable crises and come out better on the other side. Stuff happens. It’s a fact. I even […]
(Not So) Great Expectations
Originally posted on trippatkinson.com University of South Carolina Head Men’s Basketball Coach, Frank Martin, has made headlines recently for the following quote about expectations of kids… You know what makes me sick to my stomach? When I hear grown people say that kids have changed. Kids haven’t changed. Kids don’t know anything about anything. We’ve […]
Five Parenting Foundations
By Walt Mueller, CPYU President. Used by permission. Parenting in today’s world is not an easy task. Here are five elements that are essential foundations to parenting as you travel through the few short years you have with your children. Your approach to parenting should be biblical. From the moment they are born, our children […]
7 Questions to Ask Before Dating
Originally posted on trippatkinson.com. Week 2 from High School series “Status” at Sugar Hill Church. When students ask if a dating relationship is a good idea, my answer is always the same. “It depends.” I’ve seen some high school relationships handled extremely well, and they have proved to be mutually encouraging and beneficial. I have […]