Can Christians agree to disagree?“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 [...]
3 ways I'm keeping my kids busy this summerSummer 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 [...]
How to Avoid Blurting Out a Punishment “You're grounded from all electronics for the entire summer!” This is the punishment I blurted out recently after my [...]
#ManyMothers Tribute: To All The Moms I've Loved BeforeNote: in honor of Mother's Day, we're celebrating the many different women in our lives who have left a legacy. We're calling [...]
Learning How to Be a Mother in Uncharted TerritoryI 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 [...]
Worshipping God When the Future Is Uncertain The first thing I noticed when I stepped outside this morning was the sound of birds singing--a lot of them! I [...]
God Chose You as Your Child's Parent for a ReasonI can remember the birth of my first son, Dylan, like it was yesterday: the way he looked and smelled, how he felt in my [...]
3 Lessons On Bullying From My 4th-Grade Self Note: The following is a real excerpt from my 4th-grade diary. Wednesday, 2-21-90 Dear Diary: Today Sarah, Megan, [...]
5 Ideas for Adding More Wonder to Your Easter We know Easter isn't about the bunnies, eggs, pastels, and chocolate. (Well, maybe its' a little bit about the [...]
Empowering Your Teenager to Make ChoicesIt's simple math. A teenager and a parent + the Never Ending Pasta Bowl + a deep conversation about choices =an amazing [...]
Heart to Heart CourageIt'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 [...]
First Love...then Love First.Sometimes one conversation can change everything. When I first found out I was going to be a dad, I became a nervous wreck. [...]
Navigating Radioactive RelationshipsI have a new theory about the radioactive nature of relationships. A friend of mine recently shared about how his dad was [...]
Nurturing the Burden of ServingMy 8-year old son's world grew larger in a filthy four-foot alleyway space. We'd spent the afternoon passing out clothing to [...]
Advice from a mother who's been thereThere'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"Words create worlds." I wish I was the first person to state this, but it's a concept that has anonymously embedded itself [...]