“I believe in God, but I don’t know if I believe everything in the Bible. Is that okay?” Kayla sat across from me, her hands [...]

Summer break has always been a bit of a struggle for me. I go into it wanting my kids to relax and enjoy their time off, and [...]

  “You're grounded from all electronics for the entire summer!” This is the punishment I blurted out recently after my [...]

Note: in honor of Mother's Day, we're celebrating the many different women in our lives who have left a legacy. We're calling [...]

I always knew I wanted to be a mom, that motherhood would be part of my story. I still remember the night my husband and I [...]

  The first thing I noticed when I stepped outside this morning was the sound of birds singing--a lot of them! I [...]

I can remember the birth of my first son, Dylan, like it was yesterday: the way he looked and smelled, how he felt in my [...]

  Note: The following is a real excerpt from my 4th-grade diary. Wednesday, 2-21-90 Dear Diary: Today Sarah, Megan, [...]

  We know Easter isn't about the bunnies, eggs, pastels, and chocolate. (Well, maybe its' a little bit about the [...]

It's simple math. A teenager and a parent + the Never Ending Pasta Bowl + a deep conversation about choices =an amazing [...]

It's a strange thing to hear your kid complain of a heart issue. This happened to my wife and I after dinner one night. My [...]

Sometimes one conversation can change everything. When I first found out I was going to be a dad, I became a nervous wreck. [...]

I have a new theory about the radioactive nature of relationships. A friend of mine recently shared about how his dad was [...]

My 8-year old son's world grew larger in a filthy four-foot alleyway space. We'd spent the afternoon passing out clothing to [...]

There's only two and a half years from my youngest to oldest three biological kids. Let me paint this picture in practicality [...]

"Words create worlds." I wish I was the first person to state this, but it's a concept that has anonymously embedded itself [...]