For anyone out there who has a rebellious or wayward family member---especially if this person used to have a pretty good spiritual foundation and it's hard to understand what happened---here's a [...]
A few months ago we helped our son move into a small college dorm room shared with two other people – joined by a bathroom to another dorm room of two additional college freshman. Five boys. One [...]
I came home from work and my son was was packing. Not just ‘throwing-some-extra-underwear-in-a-suitcase’ packing – but legitimately packing with boxes and packing tape and Sharpie markers. He was [...]
A Letter to the Young Man Who Wants to Marry My Daughter You're going to need a few minutes to read this. Even longer to consider it. You’re probably hoping for a simple “yes” or “no” to your [...]
There are many precious "last time" moments and milestones with our kids that all parents celebrate with photos and fanfare. There are also the "last time moments" we quietly honor with a [...]