What does the average week look like in your home? Do you make all the meals, do the laundry, clean the house with little help from your teenager? If this sounds like you, you might just be robbing your teenager. The definition for the penal code of robbery is: To take something by force or fear. ... View Post
Family Story: Develop the Plan {Why We Need Vision}
Where there is no vision, the people perish. Proverbs 29:18 We are 14 days from the onset of Spring and it cannot come too soon, in my opinion. Winter has taken its toll on me, both physically and emotionally. It's hard to plan with unpredictable weather and honestly, the cold makes me depressed ... View Post
How to Weather the Seasonal Storms of Parenthood
The other day I woke up as mom to a beautiful, emotional, erratic tween girl, and a tenderhearted, curious, hilarious seven year old boy. They have each been living in my home since their births, but somehow, things have changed—and in a sneaky, overnight kind of way. Just a few months ago, my ... View Post
Using Story to Inspire Your Teen’s Decisions
One of the greatest gifts God gives his children is free will, but I sometimes wonder if he’d consider temporarily taking that gift away from his teens. Or…if he won’t suspend their free will…maybe he’d consider giving moms a temporary super power: the ability to jump into the skin of teens just ... View Post
3 Rules to Guide Your Mother Heart
It was the best of times. It was the worst of times. Dickens penned those lines in A Tale of Two Cities but I could write them at the end of almost every day. I’m the mom of a nearly-fifteen-year-old daughter. It’s a beautiful, hard thing. Beautiful because I have this incredible privilege to ... View Post
How to Serve Others With Littles at Home
Have you ever felt that being a mom to young children has kept you from others? There have been seasons where just keeping us fed, clothed and somewhat clean took all the strength I could muster. Currently, I have chosen to take time away from “ministering” in any official capacity to ensure I’m ... View Post
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