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I wasn't sure what to make of the Bible growing up. Aside from the huge family Bible that collected dust on the top shelf of a hall closet, my only exposure to the Story of God was the [...]

Traditions are great...but sometimes they can create unforeseen expectations among siblings. For example, I've made it a habit to build certain "milestone" celebrations into my parenting with my [...]

Jerry Seinfeld and Kevin Hart aren't just funny and famous - they're also parents. In a conversation they had before a camera, Kevin Hart mentioned a question his daughter asked him: "Dad, are we [...]

Please don't judge me. For two days, my wife and I walked around with one of our kids on a stretchy leash. You've probably seen these human fishing lures. I imagine one day it'll become how an [...]

Confession: I enjoy setting resolutions more than I like keeping them. Some years I get rather elaborate with my schemes. If you're picturing a March Madness-like flow chart, you're not that far [...]

In the beginning, we all did some pretty wild things preparing for our kids to be born. We washed and folded teeny-tiny little clothes. We read online reviews to find the best crib within our [...]

There's a family in my neighborhood that constantly plays together in the street. It's a beautiful thing. I honestly have no idea how they pull it off in their schedules. If I was completely [...]

I was at Target the other day. (Seriously, 80% of my stories start this way.) Anyway, I was at Target waiting while the checker ran to pick something up for me. I was just standing there with my [...]

  It's what we don't see coming that scares us the most. Because suddenly, everything can change. This is the fear that we all stuff down... even when it rears its head. At any given moment, the [...]