New Blog Format!

We are launching a new format for my blog and I am SO excited about it!  As it says under the "purpose" of this blog (see right), I want to equip and encourage parents to raise spiritual champions.  I'm in this game too, right along with the rest of you, so I hope that we can all help each other.  I welcome your comments (you can feel free to comment below) and I hope that we can develop an ongoing conversation about parenting.

As the Children's Director at the Vineyard Church of Wellsboro, my goal for all the kids in our church is that they would grow to be spiritual champions, living life completely sold out to God.  I want their relationship with Christ to impact every area of their life and of course, the lives of everyone around them.  I believe we can have families that draw others to Christ.  At the Wellsboro Vineyard, we will do everything we can to encourage our kids to follow wholeheartedly after Christ, but we are only one part of the puzzle.  Parents, you are the PRIMARY spiritual teacher of your child, and as the church, it is our goal to equip you and encourage you to take that responsibility seriously, and don't assume "the experts" at church or even at a Christian school can take care of that for you.  You have to do it.  God has entrusted these children to you and you have the privilege of raising them in the fear and admonition of the Lord.

As I said, I am so excited about this new blog format, and I have tons of ideas.  I can't wait to share thoughts, ideas and questions with you regarding parenting, and I hope that we can have an ongoing discussion through this blog.  My goal is that it will be another way to spur you on to be completely in touch with the heart of your child.  I would love to hear any ideas you have for topics we might address here, or resources that have helped you.  I love to research parenting techniques and ideas and I will be relying heavily on resources offered by Christian parenting experts.  I can't wait to get started and travel this journey together.  I'm also eager to hear from more experienced parents who have been through the trenches of child-rearing and have some wisdom to offer us from their experiences.  Thank you all for your interest in and dedication to the future generation that is rising up to take their place in history.

in Him,

Carolyn