I love watching street jugglers, the men and women who have a talent for keeping random objects aloft. The other day I saw [...]

I got the "read, study and apply" method, but I didn't get what "hearing from God" was all about. How would I know if it was [...]

Unintentional spills and bumps really aren’t the big deals to me.  Like you, I fixate on the BIG WORRIES. Since one study [...]

Occasionally, you'll notice a police car nearby. (How often that happens may depend on how fast you drive.) It's comforting [...]

So today I was helping my oldest finalize his housing plans for college. My middle son is trying to learn how to drive. (And [...]

I've been thinking about this one for awhile. Like so many things that actually "work" in parenting, this actually happened [...]

Living with a 13, 14 and 15-year-old has made me despise the word “awkward.” This word has become synonymous in my home for, [...]

Don't. Freak. Out. This has become a little back-to-school-mantra for my family lately because it seems like every day there [...]

  I don’t know about you, but sometimes with only a few weeks of summer left, I begin to start thinking ahead. This [...]

I LOVE summer, but sometimes I think it can be the most selfish season for our family. The hustle and bustle of the school [...]

It starts like an ordinary day. The morning routine is met with the usual resistance. (We do this Every Morning. Why are the [...]

A friend of mine started a Facebook group this summer to help parents find fun things to do for their kids. Almost every day [...]

The day I was officially diagnosed with depression, I cried. I mean, I had been crying for weeks, but this was different. I [...]

"I don't want you to help me." It's hard for a parent to not take that personally. Sometimes our kids will spontaneously snub [...]

In my marriage, date nights are a must. After a dozen years of marriage, there’s still nothing quite like a night out with my [...]