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Last week I finally got “the text” from my college freshmen son. It had been three weeks since college drop-off day, and I’d worked really hard not to pester him too much with my needy texts, [...]

When my kids were little, my parents would occasionally host a “grandkids sleepover night” so my husband and I could enjoy the freedom of a date night that actually extended THROUGH the night and [...]

It's easy to let outside expectations dictate our schedules, but it's better when we let the Holy Spirit teach us balance between busy and rest. Here's how.

[This article is an excerpt from a chapter in the best-selling devotional book, Release My Grip, Hope for a Parent's Heart as Kids Leave the Nest and Learn to Fly  When the Dark Clouds Roll In: [...]

Less than a year after we were married, my husband shoved my sister against the side of a car and told her he never wanted to see her again. And so began the worst period of my life. In [...]

We don't know about you, but the prospect of personal and spiritual growth is encouraging. Even more encouraging is the promise of the Holy Spirit to actively help us grow. If only he didn't [...]

Jesus often compares living in the Kingdom of God to becoming like children. He rebuked his disciples for sending children away. He said that to enter the Kingdom of Heaven, we’d need to become [...]

Last week I hugged my son goodbye at college and watched him walk into the next chapter of his life. It was hard. Really hard. But somehow I managed to make it back to the car, and I only [...]

We all have baggage. Whether it's wounds caused by a friend or family member, or scars still healing from church, this baggage can become a heavy burden to lug around. Heavy, that is, until we [...]

[Note: This post is from a monthly parenting column I wrote in 2007 for my kids’ elementary school newsletter. I discovered it recently while cleaning out end-of-school clutter. (Yes, apparently [...]