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I'm not good with goodbyes. When I dropped my daughter off at college during August of her freshman year, I thought my heart would never recover from the loss of her presence in my daily life. [...]

“Mom, SERIOUSLY? Why are you crying?” My son was shocked to see my tears as I pulled into the airport departure lane, dropping him off for his flight back to college for second semester. But [...]

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 [...]

Lord have mercy—it’s the night before we take our son to college. This is his last night in the bed that he’s slept in for the past 18 years. Release me from lurking around his bedroom, but I [...]

Someone once told me that a key to surviving college drop-off day was to write a heartfelt letter to your child and leave it for them to read after their parents' departure. Because, of course, [...]

Judging by the store displays spilling into the aisles, back to school season is upon us. And if you're a parent with a soon-to-be college freshman, this back to school season may just be your [...]

[This article by Kami Gilmour is an excerpt from a chapter in her best-selling devotional book, Release My Grip, Hope for a Parent's Heart as Kids Leave the Nest and Learn to Fly  There are many [...]

When I embarked on college orientation for the first time with my daughter, I was clueless and unprepared. No one told me the insider secrets of what to expect as a parent of an incoming college [...]

[This article by Kami Gilmour is an excerpt from a chapter in her best-selling book, Release My Grip: Hope for a Parent's Heart as Kids Leave the Nest and Learn to Fly When my daughter entered [...]