How to Ease the Press for Perfection in Your Parenting

From the moment I held my precious, little firstborn in my arms, I was forever changed. I felt the gush of love and the heavy weight of…


Dads, Let Your Children See You Repent

Like most parents, I can remember the exact moment I found out I was going to be a father: Mother’s Day morning in 2008.  My wife, Suzanne,…


Where Too Little and Too Much Intersect

We’ve had some large storms in Dallas the last few weeks resulting in downed trees and power outages for extended periods of time. You don’t realize…


Super Heroes and Scaredy Squirrels

In my mind, I really do want to be Wonder Woman—the greatest superheroine ever.  As a young girl, I was enamored by Lynda Carter with all……


Content Yet?

Are you missing those carpool lines? Has sleeping in morphed into staying up late?  We had bad storms in Texas resulting in power outages. Friends…


From Bad Hair to Brokenness: Pointing Our Kids to God

Happy Summer! I hope you’re enjoying some fun-filled summer days with your kids. Please take a minute to read this article (published a few years…


If I'm a #MomFail, Can I Still Get to the Parenting Promised Land?

I thought being a mom was the hardest thing I’d ever done until I tried to write an article about being a mom. I’ve been a momma for ten years…


You Don’t Know What You Don’t Know

I had the privilege of interviewing David Green last week on our podcast, Pardon the Mess. Mr. Green is the seventy-seven-year-old founder of Hobby…


5 Ways to Include Jesus in Your Summer

No early morning alarms, carpool lanes, and homework projects. The unscheduled—or less scheduled—days of summer have begun! You and your kids…