Life, Love, and Learning About Margins
I realized yesterday that I’m caught smack in the middle of every working mom’s biggest dilemma: How can you be there for your kids during an…
Teaching Tomorrow’s Truths Today. Six Tips for Talking to Your Kids About Sex
My 12-year-old morphed into a driving expert this year. She doles out helpful advice and suggestions to me and other drivers on the road. Often,…
An Of-The-Moment Discussion With Your Daughters: Miss America’s Red Cup and Being Yourself
Today when your teen or pre-teen daughter gets home from school, she is probably going to be talking about Miss America’s red plastic cup. Which…
Cherish the Days
The other day while cleaning out a kitchen cabinet I came across a set of tiny lunchbox notes I’d found on clearance. I bought them…
Welcome Home
I am finding that the older my children get, the harder I have to work to let them know I am on their team. I…
Intentional Parent/Teen Connections
The school supplies have been purchased, the new backpacks loaded, and the kids have been dropped off for their first day back to school. And…
What Does Your Child’s Sex Ed Program Teach?
“Abstinence is not about not having sex.” “Safer sex is one of the most dangerous activities that exists on the earth.” “God loves sex more…
Praying Together for Your Children Builds Your Marriage
Years ago John and I began an end-of-summer tradition of praying together for our children that helped us move into the fall with vision, unity, and…
More About Sexting and Cyberbullying
The middle school years are difficult. Both for our middle schoolers and for us as their parents. Have you noticed parenting getting harder as your…
Pushing Children Into Danger
A while back my son was supposed to participate in something that my husband and I thought was really great. Imagine my surprise when he…