Parent Devotions

One day when my kids were small we passed by a McDonald’s after a day at the beach. I thought it would be fun to spontaneously treat them to ice cream cones. I can still recall their looks of [...]

There’s probably a mathematical formula for determining how much more expensive our kids get as they get older. I’m no accountant, but it feels like I’ve added another zero to my kids’ annual [...]

It’s so easy to believe lies. My 20-year-old daughter has been going through a rough time in college lately. She’s smart, she’s strong, and, as a scientist, she prides herself on filtering out [...]

It’s so easy to believe lies. My 20-year-old daughter has been going through a rough time in college lately. She’s smart, she’s strong, and, as a scientist, she prides herself on filtering out [...]

It’s different for every parent, but at some point we all have to let our kids make their own decisions. College is perhaps the most significant time when this happens.

This morning I was mentally processing my to-do list during my drive to work like always. It included the usual run-down of the day’s meetings and project deadlines, but also much more than what [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

[This article is an excerpt from a chapter in this best-selling devotional book, Release My Grip, Hope for a Parent's Heart as Kids Leave the Nest and Learn to Fly I was at my mailbox last [...]