Fight For The Heart | Middle School (6th-8th) | School Life
Figuring Out Seventh Graders
“Wow . . . really?" “God bless you!" “I’ll pray for you!" These are the top three responses I get from people when they learn I work with middle school… Read More
Character and Values | Imagine The End
Why We Make Our Kids Do Chores
But there are a couple of reasons we keep pushing to make the chore chart a regular part of our lives anyway. For one, I am looking for any reason… Read More
My Unexpected Goal as a Dad
When it comes to parenting, it’s easy to think of a few goals for yourself. You want to help your kids find something they are passionate about. You want to… Read More
Social Life | Widen The Circle
Inviting Grandparents In
I will just go ahead and say it, my grandkids are brilliant geniuses. First grader Maggie can read the word ‘pinkalicious’, four-year-old Mollie can smell chocolate a mile away and… Read More
Faith | High School (9th-12th) | Imagine The End
How I’m Praying For My Kids Now That They’re Older
I’m a “fix it” mama. Sibling argument? I’m there to mediate. Upset stomach? I have medicine for that. Shoes have a hole? No problem. I can buy new ones. Difficult… Read More
Birth - 5 years | Imagine The End
The Best Way to Help Your Four-Year-Old Learn
Who really knows what provokes that mischievous glint in the eye of a four-year-old just moments before they deliver the kick that makes the block tower tumble? I suspect it’s… Read More
Elementary (K-5th) | Imagine The End | Mental Health
How to Help Young Children Cope with Change
“Change” is a powerful word. One that invokes countless reactions depending on who you ask. Change is also unavoidable. Sometimes it’s within our control, but most often it’s not. Certain… Read More
Birth - 5 years | Fight For The Heart
What Your New Baby Needs Most From You
Regardless of how many friends, family members, and perfect strangers try to paint an accurate picture of parenthood, there’s nothing anyone can say that adequately prepares you for that heart-stretching… Read More
Shattered Family Pictures
When it comes to parenting, how are you feeling? Is your family the picture you had in mind? The truth is, we are all holding pictures of what we think… Read More
Character and Values | Imagine The End | Social Life
Teaching Your Kids Radical Respect
Today’s culture is bringing an unhealthy sexualization to our kids at a younger and younger age. We were 4, 6, 9, 12, and 15 at one point, but we were… Read More