Get Ready for the Teen Years Now! (Part 1)
No doubt, raising young children is exhausting. However, I’ve spent enough time with teens, and moms of teens, to know…
No doubt, raising young children is exhausting. However, I’ve spent enough time with teens, and moms of teens, to know…
Moms come to expect long tiring days, especially during those years when the kids are young. Each day involves feeding…
No one wants self-centered kids. And no birthday celebrations are meant to foster self-centeredness! But the reality is, any day…
My parents made a big deal of birthdays. They didn't do anything elaborate or crazy, but each kid always felt…
Parenting sometimes brings certain “aha” moments. Recently I experienced one of my own. I have a daughter who tends to…
I suspect we want our children to respond calmly when things don't go as they’d hope. We’d also like it…
There was a place in our yard in which a bird’s nest could not remain forever. However no one wanted…
Modesty is a tricky area. Because the Bible doesn't define appropriate clothing in black and white terms, we are often…
I usually steer clear of what we call the “gray areas” in the Christian life. But sometimes, something has got…
I had the honor of being published at Desiring God with the article, “The Permission Slip of Suffering: When God Calls…