Are Depression and Anxiety Part of Your Life? As much as I would love to present our family as picture-perfect, it's not like that for us. A few Continue Reading
My Hope Toolbox Printable Kit for Depression & Sadness
Refresh your spirit and find encouragement with this beautifully designed printable kit for depression & sadness, My Hope Toolbox, which you can Continue Reading
5 Steps to Calm Anxious Kids
5 Steps to Calm Anxious Kids I'm opening my heart a bit here and sharing in a way that's not easy. Several of my children have dealt with anxiety, Continue Reading
Are Your Kids Stressed?
Are Your Kids Stressed? Kids Today Are Stressed Out at Record Levels. How Are Yours Doing? If you think your kids are doing okay, you might want to Continue Reading
Am I Teaching My Children the Foundations of Our Faith?
My daughter Rebekah is launching out into the world this year. At 19, she graduated from high school last spring and is starting a two year culinary Continue Reading
God is Pushing Me to Painful Places
God is Pushing Me to Painful Places During one of our initial foster care classes, we were given a checklist of problems that are typical for foster Continue Reading
What Being a Foster Parent is Really Like
My years as a foster mom were some of the toughest, yet also most rewarding, years of my life. I had the opportunity for an interview by Taylor of Continue Reading
If Today is Boring, Read This
Life has plenty of excitement for any parent, both positive and negative, but in between are row upon row of those routine, Continue Reading
How to Shine Your Light in a Dark Place
Think about an incredibly frustrating situation you are dealing with in your life. Maybe it's a co-worker that just absolutely drives you Continue Reading
Understanding Kids with Trauma History
If you parent or work with kids today, especially kids with behavior needs of any type, there is important information about trauma that will Continue Reading
Storm Clouds Ahead: How to Prepare for the Storm
Storm Clouds Ahead: How to Prepare for the Storm by Christine Drews A few weeks ago, the weather warnings scrolled across the screen, phone alarms Continue Reading
How to Have Hope When Your Child is Hurting
For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against Continue Reading
