Last week, I wrote my blog on “How to Listen So Your Kids Will Talk,” which focused primarily on kids who are still at home. Once your kids become adults, the rules for listening well change. I thought today I’d … Read More
I remember the evening we sat down with our four kids to tell them I had been diagnosed with cancer. The kids were scared. Steve was scared and quite frankly, I was scared! I remember praying silently, Lord, how do … Read More
“I wanna quit!” Almost every parent out there has heard these words, or a form of these words, from their child at one time or another. What do you do when your child wants to quit? Certainly every … Read More
The persistent questions that trouble every mother are, “How do I measure up to other mothers, and how do my kids measure up to other kids?” I polled over fifty women to ask them where they felt the most … Read More
We all agree. Waiting is the worst. We’re impatient by nature. If there are more than twelve people in line at Starbucks, we leave; if we get stuck behind a slow car, we flash our lights; if we’re put on … Read More
School is right around the corner. I’ve seen lots of parents, lists in hand, browsing Target purchasing school supplies. It feels like the lists get longer every year, doesn’t it? Those school supplies, while they’re important, aren’t nearly as … Read More
Your kids need to have great people skills as they grow up and enter real life. Those with great people skills land jobs, lead organizations, enjoy friendships and are more effective at influencing others for Christ. One way to … Read More
It’s easy when raising kids to focus on the negative. You know, those moments when you feel like you’re gonna tear your hair out or those times when you wonder how on earth your child could make such a … Read More
I loved being a Mom and raising my kids. But, along the way I discovered a dangerous tendency in myself. It was easy to shape my entire identity around being a mom and build my self-worth on how well my … Read More
I have always been a lover of books. I write books but more importantly, I love reading books. When we were raising our kids I was always on the look out for books that would cultivate and challenge their … Read More
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