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Articles by Nadia Swearingen-Friesen
Date
Title
2022-05-11
Balancing Technology Use
2022-02-27
Guiding Children to Respect their Grandparents
2022-01-05
Nourishing Faith through Daily Devotions
2021-12-26
Wonderfully Made: Your Child and You
2021-12-05
Bringing Meaning to Advent
2021-11-28
Advent Hope
2021-06-02
Finding God in the Garden
2021-05-26
Building God's Kingdom Through Mundane Parenting Tasks
2021-03-28
Easter Grace: Seize the Teaching Opportunity
2020-07-01
What Parents Can Offer on a Very Bad Day
2020-06-21
Help for Parents: Persevering Through Challenges
2020-05-27
Sibling Rivalry: Embracing the Gift of One Another
2019-09-15
Creating Teenagers that You Actually Like
2019-08-21
The Beginning of School: Make a Fresh Start
2019-08-18
Learning to Love School
2019-08-07
Not What We Dreamed
2019-06-26
Crying Babies and Taking a Breath
2019-06-19
Releasing Criticism, Teaching Discernment
2019-06-16
Parenting Choices: Punishment or Discipline?
2019-06-05
Nurturing Faith: Letting Our Children Go
2019-05-15
Navigating Team Sports and Cheering Them On
2019-05-12
Dreaming of Summer: Embracing Downtime
2019-03-31
Worth the Drive
2019-03-17
Allowing Our Kids to Fall
2019-03-06
Nurturing Faith: Knowing His Word or Knowing Him?
2019-03-03
Teaching Compassion
2019-02-24
Teenagers and Attitude
2019-01-30
Praying For Our Children
2018-12-16
Spiritual Intimacy: Immanuel Today
2018-12-12
Holiday Parties and Kids: Balancing Needs at Christmas Time
2018-12-09
Family Traditions: Christmas Trees and Emmanuel
2018-12-07
Blended Families and Holidays
2018-11-20
Teaching Our Children to Marvel
2018-11-18
Choosing to Model Joy
2018-10-17
Kids and Chores
2018-07-25
Being Present with Our Kids
2018-07-08
Life Lessons from My Child
2018-06-27
When Our Children Struggle
2018-06-21
Summer Goals: Time to Focus
2018-06-18
Cultivating Our Kids
2018-06-11
A Parent's Job
2018-04-26
Cultivating Rest as a Family
2018-04-16
Spiritual Formation: Springing to Life
2018-04-08
Teaching Children Not to Hit
2018-03-26
Speaking the Truth in Love
2017-12-30
A Brand New Year for Families: How Will You Be Changed?
2017-11-20
Preparing for the Holidays
2017-10-05
Cultivating Gratitude
2017-08-10
Family Time and Dirty Feet
2017-08-07
Helping Children See God: His Hand in Creation
2017-08-03
Connecting Children to God’s Story
2017-07-27
Busy Weekends and Observing the Sabbath
2017-07-24
Kid's Summertime Media Use
2017-06-19
Parenting: Seeking Advice, Finding Wisdom
2017-06-15
Teaching Our Children
2017-06-08
Letting Go: I Drove My Boy to Camp
2017-06-01
Creative Family Worship
2017-05-25
Christian Parenting: The Tale Your Life Will Tell
2017-05-11
Disciplining Your Child and Making a Difference
2017-05-01
On the Parent Playground: Community or Comfort Zone?
2017-04-27
Trusting God with Our Children
2017-04-10
Go Outside: Engaging Children in Creation
2017-04-06
Engaging Our Children in Faith
2017-03-09
Finding Immanuel: Our God Who Longs to Draw Close
2017-01-30
Evaluating our Schedule and Choosing to Cut Back
2016-11-21
Teaching Obedience
2016-07-06
A Christian Parent’s Response to Authority
2016-05-01
Mom Wars
2015-12-10
Seven Steps to Planning for a Counter-Cultural Christmas
2015-09-17
Equip Children for Learning Success
2015-09-08
Finding Parenting Perspective: Long Days of Parenting
2015-09-03
Fostering Independence in Teens: A Gift Before They Go
2015-01-05
Carrying Advent into the New Year
2015-01-03
Spiritual Formation: Beginning with Babies
2014-12-11
Connecting with Grandparents: Blessed by Investment
2014-11-05
Wants vs. Needs: The Entitlement Trap
2014-08-12
Back to School: Summer Closure
2014-07-31
Kids and the Cool Factor
2014-07-16
The Consistency of Revolutionary Parenting
2014-07-15
Revolutionary Parenting: Raising a Spiritual Champion
2014-06-18
Making Summer Memories: Day Trips Together
2014-06-13
Making Summer Memories: Family Campfires
2014-06-06
Making Summer Memories: Time to Play Outside
2014-05-22
Year End Traditions: Saying Thank You to our Teachers
2014-05-15
Summer Planning: Making the Most of Down Time
2014-04-22
Balancing Technology in the Family
2014-03-19
Standing Firm in Faith: Facing Fear
2014-03-18
What’s a Parent To Do: How to Get Kids to Obey
2014-03-03
Releasing Discontent
2014-02-13
How Can I Be a Better Parent Than Mine Were?
2014-01-16
Parenting: Fostering Sibling Connections
2013-12-17
Restoring the Holy in the Holiday
2013-12-11
Parenting: Never Give Up
2013-12-09
Parenting: Fostering Compassion with an Offering of Coins
2013-12-03
Christian Parenting: Fans or Followers?
2013-11-27
Parenting: Thankfulness in Action
2013-11-21
Parenting: It All Matters
2013-11-11
Preparing for the Holidays with Thanksgiving
2013-11-07
Nurturing Faith and Baking Cookies
2013-11-03
Friends and Bullies: What Must Parents Do?
2013-10-22
Parenting Teens: First Time Driver
2013-10-20
Teaching about God through Apples
2013-09-12
Parenting Teens: Don't Lose Hope
2013-08-27
Adoption Questions We Wish We Weren’t Asked
2013-05-20
Parenting: Inviting Picky Eaters to God's table
Family Fire Article Authors
Jalicia Maeweather
Christopher Hunt
Jean Holthaus, LMSW, LISW
Revs. Deb & Steven Koster
Jess Ronne
Jolene DeHeer
Ellen Duffield
Joella Ranaivoson
Beth Fellinger
Rev. Daniel Zylstra
Laura Goossens, LCSW
Aneece Alicea, MA, LMHC
Rev. Katherine Hirschberg
Rev. Michael VanderLaan
Rev. Shannon Jammal-Hollemans
Rev. Dr. Bret Lamsma
Rev. Kelly Vander Woude
Lynne Scherschel, MS, LMFT
Rev. Mark Stephenson
Rev. Mark Pluimer
Dr. Robert Ritzema
Rev. Joel Vande Werken
Rev. Dr. Rob Toornstra
Rev. Jason Ruis
Kim Sullivan
Rev. Deb Koster
Rev. Dr. Steven Koster
Nadia Swearingen-Friesen