5 Tips for avoiding Mother’s Day Disappointment
HAPPY MOTHER’S DAY WEEK! So…it’s safe to assume that we’re all focused on taking care of our own Moms this week, right? We’re reminiscing about…
Wishing you an Un-Hallmark Mother’s Day
I reserve the right to gripe just a bit about Mother’s Day. Woodrow Wilson wasn’t thinking of preachers’ wives when he signed a bill making the…
The only hope for parenting
Our kids don’t always follow the script we’ve written for them. The truth is, in parenting we don't always follow our own scripts. We hope things…
Middle school romance survival guide
For me, it was Chase. My first Middle School crush, straight out of a romance novel: curly locks, football muscles, bad boy attitude, and the ability…
The hands of Jesus
“Jesus reached out his hand . . . .” I’ve been reading through the gospels the past few weeks, preparing for Holy Week and Easter. This is my annual…
‘Meet them with Jesus’: Responding Biblically to Our Kids’ Problems
When people ask me what’s the best parenting advice I’ve been given, I never know what to say because I have the amazing privilege of hearing so…
These Are Some Good Times
Trace Adkins has a popular song titled “You’re Gonna Miss This.” It talks about wishing away certain things in life that actually end up being the…
What Jesus Prayed For His “Kids”
The average person has about fifty thousand thoughts each day. How many of those thoughts are about our kids? And how many of those thoughts do…
Thoughts Between Potty Training and Life360
Our oldest got her driver’s license recently and is navigating the roads on her own. It’s fairly gut-wrenching when you spend your whole life trying…