Allen Brokken 
Storyteller, Author, Technology Strategist.

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Have you ever had your child ask, "What did you do today?" and you just don't have any words left? Between the literal 14 back to back conference calls, extended shift on the factory floor, or travel day to clients you cant find a thing to say. I've had more than my fair share of those days and will be sharing strategies for overcoming that challenge at The Great Homeschool Convention in Saint Louis next week. Learn More Can't make the event in person? Email contact@allenb

After their parents mysterious disappearance, Lauren Aiden and Ethan discover the Armor of God. Will their faith be strong enough to keep dark forces from destroying the Tower of Light? Chapter 13. The Struggle for the Light If you would like to try a reading comprehension exercise with your child download the following file and print it for them to read along as you read aloud or play the video here. After reading from the Good Book, the children went to bed. Sometime around

This week we got snowed in so we weren't able to do the in person meeting like we normally do. That said, Jesus healing the leper is actually one of the more relatable miracles in the Bible to children in 2022. There's hardly a family in the world that hasn't experienced quarantine and separation from each other. So as I thought about the activity, I came up with half a dozen different ideas involving making home made slime. But in the end it felt like the kids real world

This week's Miracle Minute focuses on Jesus calling on his disciples to become fishers of men after the great miracle of filling their boats to overflowing. Luke 5:1-11 - English Standard Version •5 On one occasion, while the crowd was pressing in on him to hear the word of God, he was standing by uthe lake of Gennesaret, 2 vand he saw two boats by the lake, but the fishermen had gone out of them and were wwashing their nets. 3 Getting into one of the boats, which was Simon’s

I'm starting a new series for the spring of this year based on the Wednesday night program at my church for kids in 3rd-5th grade. We usually walk through a Bible Verse or set of verses and then play games or do activities that reinforce the verse to make it more relatable to a 3rd-5th grader living in the modern age. This weeks lesson was from John 2:1-11 (ESV) 1 On the third day there was a wedding at Cana in Galilee, and the mother of Jesus was there. 2 Jesus also was invi

Today marks the 5th anniversary of the first time I “pushed the button” on self-publishing. At the time, I didn’t realize I was competing in a triathlon, but over the years, I’ve come to see the process of self-publishing as a multi-skill endurance race that is not for the faint of heart. Let’s roll back the clock to 2016 to see what I mean. It was the 4th of July in 2016, and I mentioned to a good friend that I had a kids’ book all written up, but I couldn’t afford an edit

The homeschooling parents I know tend to have a tough time finding clean fiction written by contemporary authors. It was the same struggle I had personally as a homeschooling parent. I got so fed up with the choices in the market I wrote my own. While on my writing journey I've had the good fortune to meet a number of amazing indie and traditionally published Christian Authors, and read their books. I was cleaning up my office recently and realized I have a pile of books ju

Children who are gifted to work with technology can find it hard to see themselves as a part of God's story. They aren't warriors like the mighty David, prophets of God's word like Jeremiah, or politicians saving their people like Esther. However, there are many unsung heroes of the the faith who were architects, engineers and builders. This session will highlight the faith of those accomplishing technical feats large and small, including Noah, Hiram, and The Proverbs 31 Woma

Allen Brokken will be speaking at the Homeschooling Dads online conference, launching June 19. This virtual conference can be attended at any time and the speakers are committed to answering your questions and equipping you to be a better Home Schooling Dad. Lessons Learned Starting / Operating Enrichment Clubs As a homeschooling family, it's not always easy to find clubs and activities that meet your children's unique needs. This session will discuss my experience collabor

This a collection of verses we feel every child should memorize to help ground them in the essential truths of the Christian faith. 1) Why do we memorize Bible verses? Our first verse answer this question: "All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness" - 2 Timothy 3:16 The Bible is full of truth about God, ourselves, and the world. When we memorize the Bible we will have these truths in our hearts so as to not f

Parents have been teaching their children at home for centuries. So while it may seem intimidating at first, once you've identified the key elements of how to home school you too can be successful teaching your student how to be effective in society. After you've determined "why" you want to home school the next step is understanding how you will do so successfully. How to home school is a question with answered as varied as people are. Each child is different, each family'

Have you ever had someone in authority, a boss, coach, teacher try to convince you of something that just wasn't true? Was that same person trying to influence your children? Were they so convincing that you started to question your own judgement? There's a term for that, gaslighting. Wikipedia more specifically defines the term: Gaslighting is a form of psychological manipulation in which a person or a group covertly sows seeds of doubt in a targeted individual or group, ma

Does your family have Christmas traditions? Do you all get together to do something year over year “because it's Christmas”, that when you think about it, isn't really Christmas? I'm not sure you can get much farther from an iron age manger in Israel than this photo unless you actually go to a galaxy far far away. This was taken a week ago at the local Hobby Lobby as we were shopping for ornaments. Every year we all get one ornament that we feel represents the past year to us

Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff they comfort me. - Psalms 23:4 KJV As I think about that phrase it's pretty easy to think of 2020 as the valley of the shadow of death. Between the pandemic, civil unrest, and the overall disruption of American society it's easy to feel like there's darkness closing in all around us. Regardless of your personal politics, religion, or financial situa

In a previous post I talked about the darkness that is cloaking our land and how there is an enemy that seeks to destroy us. But what about the light? We live in perilous times today, disease, riots, looting, racial strife, and poverty are all around us. Not just present in the world, but directly affecting us daily. In the midst of that darkness how are we to find the light? First, we must start with the source of the light, Jesus Christ. “Again Jesus spoke to them, saying,

Be alert and of sober mind. Your enemy the devil prowls around like a roaring lion looking for someone to devour. 1 Peter 5:8 TLB As I began writing for my kids one of the lessons I really wanted to impart was that there is an enemy seeking to undermine all that is good and right in the world. At the time I used the term allegorically to vaguely describe the forces of evil. In 2009 when I started writing, I had no idea we would be facing the the oppressive threat of disease

As everyone's work situation has been turned upside down scenes like this have become common place. Despite our best efforts to find a quiet place to conduct our call family, dogs, construction, etc... Have come to be an omni-present worry. We hear a lot about things like Zoom fatigue from being "on" all day for the camera. It only gets worse when there is the potential at any time for your toddler to blast in on you, or you have some stir crazy teenagers suddenly blast off i

This week I'm launching Still Small Voice. This will be my fourth book launch. If you are a newcomer to my site, you might be wondering, "four launches?" I only see two books listed at Amazon. What other book launches are you talking about? Originally the book titled Light of Mine was launched twice under a different name. Due to a myriad of reasons each of these launches were more like this guy's rocket, than a moon shot. I shared my experience with these failures and t

On May 25th America watched a great tragedy, a man in Minneapolis died with a police officer's knee on his back while pleading for his life. Since then, protests and riots have flooded our streets and towns, and Americans have become more and more divided. Black vs. white Cops are bad vs. cops are good. Black Lives Matter vs. All Lives Matter As we have moved forward with this, the lines of nuance have continued to become more blurred, everyone is screaming louder and louder,