Good Morning!
We are so thankful you are a part of the LuHi Family!
The Thriving Parents Mission Statement is:
“Encouraging and strengthening parents through Christian fellowship and helpful resources. Monthly emails and meetings will include God’s Word, sharing, praying for each other, and discussing issues dealing with parenting and the culture surrounding our children.”
LuHi Thriving Parents Emails
Thriving Parents emails are sent once or twice a month with helpful parenting resources. Being a teenager is a unique and challenging time of life. As you may well know, there are many things teens are dealing with and some are difficult for us to understand. In many cases, they are in uncharted territory. When you and I were growing up, many of us didn’t have a cell phone, social media, etc.
Parenting today is also unique and challenging since we are trying to lead them through things we didn’t deal with! The resources and research, dealing with adolescence, shared in emails and discussed at our meetings, will be helpful as you continue to grow and work on your relationship with your teen. There will be ideas for parenting and discipling your son and/or daughter in addition to devotional thoughts that will offer ways to grow in your relationship with Jesus as well. The first email will be coming soon!
Thriving Parents Meetings (Open to all parents)
One of the most exciting resources we have are our monthly meetings! We meet on a Monday night once a month at Lutheran High from 7-8:00 PM in Room 032. We discuss parenting topics (like identity, conflict, phones and social media) teens are facing from a Biblical perspective with time to share and pray together. Please consider attending at least one time to see what it is like! All parents are welcome!
One of our LuHi parents stated that:
“Thriving Parents is a time I look forward to each month. I appreciate the deep spiritual discussions we have as well as the fellowship with other parents. Mr. Kohlwey provides valuable insight into the spiritual battles our students face and comes alongside parents to help us better support and talk with our children. That support and understanding as well as little bit of laughter is what makes Thriving Parents so special.”
It is hard for me to explain how much I love the time we have together in our meetings. We are all broken people in need of God’s grace. This is a place you can experience this. If you just want to meet the parents of the students and teammates who go to school with your child … please come. If you are wondering if you are the only one going through a tough time … come. Think about the perspective you can gain from being around other parents who have gone through it before and/or who are going through it with you. We would love to have you join us!
Here are the Thriving Parents meeting dates for this year:
August 18
September 15
October 20
November 17
January 12
February 23
March 23
April 20
May 11
Other important related dates to consider:
New Parents of Freshmen and Transfers Information Night (for parents)
Sunday, August 10 in the LuHi Gym from 6:30 - 7:30 PM
If you are new to LuHi and you are a parent of an incoming freshman or transfer student, this night is for you! You will briefly hear from key people in our administration, hear from parents organizations, and then go over commonly asked questions, so you are ready for this school year. There will also be a time to meet other new parents and connect around common interests. Cookies included!
Post High School Planning Night (September 8 and January 6 for parents and 9-12 students)
Among other important presentations, “How to Prepare for a Secular or Christian University: Things to Consider”
This presentation will help you prayerfully consider the differences and realities of both options available for the next stage of education. More to come on this as the year starts.
An Introduction
If we haven’t met, please allow me to introduce myself. God has blessed my wife, Sue and me with three children and eight grandchildren. I have been a theology teacher/professor/coach for 23 years at the high school level and 19 at the college level. I have my undergraduate degrees in Theology and Coaching. My master’s degree is in Family Life Education focusing on psychology and specializing in parenting and life stages. Sue and I have walked, stumbled, and limped along the parenting road you are on. We are all unique in our brokenness, but my hope is that we can share our journey of life together.
Thanks for taking the time to read this! Please mark your calendar for Thriving Parents Meetings and I hope to see you there!
We are praying for you!
In Him all things hold together,
Marty Kohlwey
Director of Campus Ministry