About: Cindy Carrier

Website:
http://www.valuesdrivenfamily.com

Cynthia Carrier is wife to Marc and the homeschooling mom of eight children. Together, Marc and Cindy have a passion to encourage Christian parents through their Web site, www.ValuesDrivenFamily.com. The focus of their “Values-Driven” ministry is to equip Christian families to make the most of every opportunity: that is, to serve God, participate in fulfilling the Great Commission, and raise children who love and serve the Lord. The Carriers are embarking on a new adventure as their family transitions to the mission field in Kenya; you can find out more at www.kingdomdriven.org

Author Archives: Cindy Carrier

Cynthia Carrier is wife to Marc and the homeschooling mom of eight children. Together, Marc and Cindy have a passion to encourage Christian parents through their Web site, www.ValuesDrivenFamily.com. The focus of their “Values-Driven” ministry is to equip Christian families to make the most of every opportunity: that is, to serve God, participate in fulfilling the Great Commission, and raise children who love and serve the Lord. The Carriers are embarking on a new adventure as their family transitions to the mission field in Kenya; you can find out more at www.kingdomdriven.org

Keeper of Memories

I recall reading, in the not-too-distant-past, a blog post about how women are supposed to be the “Keepers of Memories” in the home. At the time, I chuckled to myself and kind of brushed off the importance of this aspect of home-keeping, because I’m so bad at it. We’re on our eighth child and my…

Doing the “Hard Things” in Parenting

Some things are easy and some are hard. There are things that come naturally and things that don’t. Another way of saying it is that we are gifted in certain areas, and others…not. Seems obvious, no? But one thing that I constantly have to remind myself of, is that when we do the hard things,…

“Practicing Hospitality”

Be devoted to one another in brotherly love; give preference to one another in honor;  not lagging behind in diligence, fervent in spirit, serving the Lord;  rejoicing in hope, persevering in tribulation, devoted to prayer, contributing to the needs of the saints, practicing hospitality. (Romans 12:10-13) I remember when we were a young married couple,…

Keeping the Home Fires Burning

I’m a little late in submitting this post, because my husband has been away in Kenya for the better part of a week. It seems I’ve been busy from the time my feet hit the floor in the morning until I put them back up in the bed at night. But it’s all good. This…

“I’m Sorry, But…”

Quite some time ago, I began to study and meditate on the topic of repentance. My conclusions (briefly stated here)  may be no surprise to many of you, but I can’t say that, up to that point, any of the churches I had attended had ever preached (or adequately taught about) this topic. I realized…

The $20 a Month Grocery Challenge

As I write this, it’s been almost a month since my husband surprised me with a challenge: I want you to stop buying groceries. Let’s use up the food we have in storage and eat from the garden until we leave in February. What?! I’m sure most of you are unaware that our family of…

Criticism or Kindness?

My husband and I recently spoke and exhibited at a homeschool convention 6 hours from home. We brought all 8 of our children with us for three-day event. I spent the first part of the week preparing for the trip, forgetting how significantly a nursing newborn can cut into one’s productivity. (Not to mention one’s…