Raising Rule Benders, Breakers, and Believers
It’s hard to condemn the creativity. Let’s admit it. There is something in each of us that admires a person who pushes the boundaries just a bit.…
Living Selflessly in Our Selfie-Taking World
I have a love-hate relationship with our culture. On the one hand, as a licensed professional counselor and relationship junkie, I love observing…
How to Raise DIY Kids
Do you ever watch the news and see kids building robots, coding computers, or competing in sports and then wonder about your own kids—who are…
Something Worth Stewing Over
Happy March! I hope you’re thawing out a bit after what seems to have been the eternal polar vortex. My family is currently enjoying…
Listen “Up”
“I didn’t hear you.” “But I told you three times.” “You don’t have to yell at me.” “I don’t want to, but you won’t listen.” “I’m busy…
Are They Good Or Are They God’s?
You may have heard, “If you ask the right questions, you will get the right answers.” If you have school-age kids, you are in the middle of some of…
Love is a Gift. Respect is Earned.
Our kids understand they are loved unconditionally. We teach them there is nothing they can say or do that will cause us to stop loving them. That…
When Grief Builds a Church
In the middle of my neighborhood, a chapel sits on approximately thirteen acres of prairie land. This pretty, little, white church is my happy place…
Should teenagers get a summer job?
In 1978 almost seventy-two percent of our teenagers got a summer job. Today, that number is about twenty-eight percent. Different reasons are given…