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Character and Values | Featured | Middle School (6th-8th) | School Life

Should I Let My Middle Schooler Quit?

As a parent, how do you walk through this situation with your kid? Do you make them “stick it out” and possibly avoid the “quitter” label, or do you let them walk away? Read More

Character and Values | Elementary (K-5th) | Faith | Featured

4 Signs Your Kid Is Losing Confidence

When your kid constantly contrasts their life against someone else’s, remind them of who they really are and what they’re capable of. Read More

Featured | Mental Health | Self Care

Calm in the Chaos: How to Create a Peaceful Home

I love order, strategy, and a plan. And for the most part, my children haven’t followed that formula. Chaos is sort of the nature of their game. Read More

Family Life | Featured | Special Topics

5 Tips on Co-Parenting After Divorce

I try very hard to only say positive things about my girls’ dad. The truth is, I’ve got no clue what he went through. All I know is what I see, hear, think, and experience. But that’s such a limited view. Read More

Featured | Other Resources | Special Topics

Tough Conversations That Benefit Your Whole Family

No one wants to know when they are going to die. But when you know you’re going to die, there is something special about that time you have with one another. Read More

Family Life | Featured | Special Topics

Parenting With a Chronic Illness

It can be such a temptation not to make the most of the difficult days. My faith, having gratitude, and keeping challenges in perspective have been keys for me to find joy and contentment when parenting with a chronic illness. Read More

Celebrations | Featured | Seasonal

A Mother’s Day Gift Guide for Every Budget

This year we wanted to make the celebration easier so we put together a list of great (and budget-friendly) gifts to let the moms in your life know how wonderful they are. Read More

Character and Values | Elementary (K-5th) | Featured | Fight For The Heart

What You and Your Kids Need to Know About True Confidence

I look at my pint-sized kid and wish I could instantaneously transfer forty-plus years of hard-won (though certainly not perfected) confidence straight into his heart and mind. Read More

Featured | Special Topics

Raising Future Adults: How the Role Changes for Parents of Autistics

For our son, being autistic is all he’s ever known. Autism is his normal. When God esteems him as, “wonderfully and fearfully made,” my child isn’t broken. I am.  Our son doesn’t have out-of-the-ordinary, exceptional needs. His mother does. I’m the one in chronic, special need of grace. Read More

Current Events | Featured | Special Topics

5 Things We’ve Learned from a Year of Pandemic Parenting

It’s true now more than ever: the mental health of our family matters. We’re all stressed. And we all need time for lighthearted play, the freedom to roam around, and laughter that relaxes some of our tension. 2021 might just be the year that we prioritize fun.  Read More