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
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
3 Steps to Fix Your Kids Bedtime Routine
Use these 3 steps to fix your kids bedtime routine. Ask any parent and they will tell you one thing desired above all else is SLEEP. Oh, Continue Reading
How to Stay Organized When You Have Kids in Different Schools
This year I have 5 children in FIVE DIFFERENT SCHOOLS. Yes, that is correct, 5 different schools. If your head is spinning a bit at this notion, I 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
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
Challenging Your Response to the Planned Parenthood Videos
A debate is raging regarding the hidden-camera videos released revealing information about Planned Parenthood's practice of selling fetal tissue for Continue Reading
What To Do When Your Kids Say “No Fair!”
If you spend any amount of time with kids, whether summer break at home, teaching in a classroom, or volunteering at church, you are going to hear the Continue Reading
