Madness: Raising Teens
Although I’ve raised two daughters to adulthood and know parenting teens can be a job, it never ceases to amaze me that parenting teens is…
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The Smart Stepmom—Who is She?
“I wish I had learned this stepfamily stuff before I got remarried,” Jessica, a one-year stepmom shared. “I assumed we would bond and blend easily….
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I’m One of *Those* People
My younger sisters told me they thought I should go to counseling. You see, my life fell apart last year – in a huge…
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I Can’t Let Fear Affect My Witness to My Kids
Am I alone or has the parent anxiety around our kids’ faith walk ramped up to high alert unlike any generation before? I so…
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How to Reconnect with Your Spouse as a New Parent
Remember the early days when you and your spouse first got married? You couldn’t wait to spend time together when you woke up in the…
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Conflict in Marriage is Like Peeling an Onion
Do you know the unwinnable game at your local kids’ pizza place — the one where the machine pops up cylinder-shaped objects that the contestant must…
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Dethroning the Drama Queen
Allow me to begin with a disclaimer: I am new to parenting a teen daughter. I do not claim to be an expert but rather…
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I Meet with Jesus Every Day
I meet with Jesus every day among the chaos of motherhood. Some days I meet with Him with a kid on my hip. Most days…
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Dear God, Please Superglue My Mouth Shut
A few years ago, my husband and I attended a lovely marriage retreat in the Georgia mountains. Even after thirty-two years of marriage Steve and…
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Underqualified but Hired Anyway
I remember before ever getting pregnant, sometime in my mid-twenties, I had a dream. In the dream, I had a baby. Somehow this baby was…
