Parent’s Side

Welcome parents, youth workers, and anyone else involved with raising teenagers. Here at Choose Now Ministries, you’ll find all sort of resources designed to help you with the challenging task of guiding tweens and teens through these tough years. Parenting help, marriage advice, teen chat, and girl talk–all with the focus on tackling hot button issues before peer pressure strikes. In fact, speaking of Hot Buttons, why not check out the Hot Buttons, 30-Day Challenge?

 

hot buttons big Parents Side

PinExt Parents Side
I’m Nicole O’Dell.
A child of God, a wife, a mom, 
a friend, a writer, a speaker, 
and a lover of teenagers. 
I have a burden for families, 
and want to do whatever 
God has for me.

You can find my books to 
purchase under the store 
tab at the top, or:

You can also find me on Goodreads 
where I’m usually giving 
something away. 


It’s all about choices!
WElcome Parents and youth workers!
The Purity Movement: Dispelling the “Purity Myth” Myth

The Purity Movement By Sherri Wilson Johnson Talking about abstinence and purity is something I love. I have personally benefited from remaining pure until I married and, therefore, can share about the benefits of doing so with others. Because I have friends who did not remain pure and who[read more]

Vision Board: Reining In Your Teen’s Wild Horses

Vision Board and Wild Horses, by Lyn Parker How many of us when we were in high school actually knew what we wanted to do with the rest of our lives?  I know I didn’t!  I thought of writing and going to college to get a degree in that field, but I also thought it would be fun to live i[read more]

A Free eBook (GREAT Mother’s Day Gift Idea)   Many of you know that I’m a monthly contributor over at TheBetterMom.com, but what you might not know is that there’s a FREE EBOOK AVAILABLE NOW! It’s called Rhythms: Family Traditions Worth Passing On. Here’s what Ruth[read more]

5 Ways to Raise Teens who Love God

Parenting Teens to Love God By Sheila Wray Gregoire It’s probably the prayer Christian parents pray the most: “Please, God, help my child to grow up to love you.” Sure, we want them to get a good job, a good spouse, a good home. But mostly we just want them to follow God. And yet al[read more]

Dori Powledge Phillips: My Testimony of Overcoming

. Jesus used storytelling all through the gospels to help us understand Biblical principles.  That’s why the Bible says “They overcame him [Satan] by the blood of the lamb and the word of their testimony” (Rev. 12:11) – because we all have a story to tell. To overcome. By Dori Powle[read more]

Single Parenting: Why You Need to Be In Church

By Jennifer Maggio Single parents, it is very easy to avoid the church at all costs, after having gone through a divorce or failed relationship. Maybe attending your church reminds you of the death of your spouse. Maybe church attendance reminds you of your failures or disappointments of what co[read more]

  Choose NOW Radio Fridays LIVE from 9-10 CST at www.toginet.com! Or you can come back here for the podcast, or subscribe on iTunes for FREE to Parent Talk or Teen Talk.   Join me on Parent Talk! Opening with Valerie Comer on those annoying Jonses! Your brother bought a[read more]

On Being Green: Keeping up with the Joneses

Those Annoying Joneses! By Valerie Comer Your brother bought an Audi S8. Do you want one? Your sister is moving into a 4,000-square-foot house. With a housekeeper and nanny. Maybe a cook, too. Jealous much? Your neighbor buys a new laptop, tablet, and smart phone every time a new one comes[read more]

Close
loading...