Bring the Family: The Value of Serving Together
Be honest. How do you feel when you hear the word “service”? Does it fire you up? Or does it make you feel a little guilty? Maybe it’s a little… Read More
Reframing Why Kids Should Do Chores
Home is the place of their first citizenship. I started reframing how I talked about chores. I started talking about how important it was that they be good citizens of… Read More
When Joy Gets Flipped Upside Down
When my kids were young, one of my favorite things in the world was returning home from work at the end of the day. I knew that inside that tiny home in Alpharetta, Georgia, L.E. Acuff was waiting for me. She was… Read More
Something to Remember When You Feel Anxious as a Parent
There’s something about becoming a parent that activates anxiety in many of us. For me, it happened when we were leaving the hospital with each kid (I have three). Adding an additional passenger or two or three to our ride increased the… Read More
The Power of Daily Affirmations for Your Kid
Sometimes, my inner dialogue can be pretty negative, and this is coming from someone who believes wholeheartedly in the power of positive thinking. I can’t seem to help it—it’s so easy to slip into negative thought patterns once they start. Recently, I… Read More
Family Life | Fight For The Heart
Planting Seeds of Truth for Your Kids
I was always extremely skinny as a child. Adults would consistently made jokes about my size. They referred to me as a “string bean,” said I was “nothing but skin and bones” and “25 pounds soaking wet.” One windy day, I remember… Read More
Three Ways to Connect with Your Kid at Any Phase
Parenting humans can be unpredictable. Every kid is different and there are no formulas. It’s hard to anticipate everything. So in a sense, you should anticipate not anticipating a few things. With my oldest child, I didn’t anticipate that . . .… Read More
Family Life | Make It Personal | Mental Health
The One Thing That Will Help You Survive Parenting as an Introvert
Confessions of an Introvert I am an introvert through and through. Although I love authentic relationships and conversations, people, no matter how much I love them, drain my energy. Do you know who else is a person (albeit little)? My three-year-old daughter,… Read More
Family Activities | Family Life
Let Your Kids Be Bored
“Moooooom! I’m boooored!” I’d been bracing myself for this time-honored refrain for months as my almost-4-year-old’s naptime slowly transitioned to “quiet” time. I felt a deep stab of guilt. His toddler brother was sound asleep, and the nap block was sacrosanct for… Read More
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The Humility of Connection
Growing up, I had a hard time connecting with my dad. Different Interests As a kid, all I could see were the differences between us. I liked to read comic books. I loved to draw. I would play with action figures for… Read More