We love music at my house! We listen to it when we cook, clean, workout and relax. If we are in the car, the radio is on. As I was sitting at a red light the other day and humming along to a catchy tune, I look in my rearview mirror and my 2 year old daughter is trying to sing along and clap to it. All of a sudden  [ Read More ]

Sometimes the ins and outs of life are overwhelming.  Recently, I’ve awakened from my crazy tunnel vision and realized that most of my interactions with my kids are just barking orders and I’ve been mad at my husband for no reason and everywhere I look there is some mess or another to clean up and I’ve got six hours worth of homework to do in an hour and a half  [ Read More ]

My eyes started to swell with tears while I sang “Soldiers of Christ, Arise” during worship.  As I thought about the words of the song, my heart became heavy because I had failed to put on the full armor of God and have not been able to stand firm against the devil in some ways. In Paul’s letter to the Christians in Ephesus, he says: Finally, be strong in the  [ Read More ]

The latest CFYC Espresso! Sermonette is up…  This week on the podcast… Tami Roberts brings a lesson on 1 John 2… How do we know we know Christ? We must know the word The more Jesus you have, the less darkness Learn to pull away from selfish thinking Load the podcast on your MP3 player for a boost on the go. Stream it from your computer for an at-home lift. Listen at  [ Read More ]

If you are concerned about your relationships, take Paul’s Reality Check quiz, and find out how you can more closely align your attitude with these four unequaled examples…

A fool may be loads of fun in a king’s court or at the circus, but it’s nothing for a Christian to aspire to. The book of Proverbs has a lot to say about the fool…

It was so hard trying to choke back the tears that day.  My family and I were sharing our last worship service with our brothers and sisters at the El Reno Church of Christ.  We were moving away to pursue a new calling in the ministry.  My dear friend, Robyn Legg, the minister’s wife approached me.  I dreaded our goodbye; this small, precious women had taken me in, and taught  [ Read More ]

I don’t know about you, but I love a good joke. It’s a well-known fact that my sense of humor is fairly easy to satisfy—I’ll laugh at the corniest joke you ever heard—but there are a few jokes I’ve been hearing around that I just don’t think are funny. Dirty jokes. They’re an epidemic. Even in the church, some Christians have just come to accept, laugh at, and even tell  [ Read More ]

The latest CFYC Espresso! podcast is up… CFYC Espresso! is an audio caffeine shot for your spirit! Get your thoughts brewing, and your heart pumping for God with your hosts Erynn Sprouse and special guest Laura Warnes! This week on the podcast… Courtship, courtship, courtship! Biblical dating General principles for young people on how to find a spouse Load the podcast on your MP3 player for a boost on the go. Stream it  [ Read More ]

I’ve told Erynn that writing is not my talent, but I have decided that I can sure pass on information like the dickens [Editor’s note: she sure can! )] Following is a list of books that I used in my homeschooling life that were extremely helpful in defining my kids’ character and moral compass about purity and dating. There is way less material for boys than girls, I find. I  [ Read More ]