Featured | High School (9th-12th) | Imagine The End | Phase | Widen The Circle
The Strategic Relationships All Kids Need
We were never meant to parent alone. Inviting other caring adults you trust to consistently show up in the life of your kid is invaluable. Read More
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Bridge the Gap Between Home and the Classroom
No parent wants to be at odds with their kid’s teacher. And no teacher plans to have negative relationships with their student’s parents. If the common goal is the same—to… Read More
Create A Rhythm | Featured | Self Care | Special Topics | Widen The Circle
How to Find the Right Routine as a Solo Parent
Nothing about what we’ve all gone through over these past 18 months is normal. And it’s been hard. It’s been frustrating. And I don’t know about you, but I’m tired. All that to say, I don’t have a great routine. I sure don’t have this single parent role... Read More
The Masks We Love to Wear
When the whole world is working hard to promote notions of what perfect parenting looks like, putting on a mask can be really tempting. Read More
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How to Support Someone Through Grief
Chances are, you’ve got a friend or family member who is stumbling along their own personal journey of grief. In honor of Childhood Cancer Awareness Month, here are five ways, according to Stephanie, to best support them during tough seasons. Read More
Special Needs Parenting is Too Big to Do Alone
Families affected by disability are in chronic need of supportive community to do life together. But friends and even family—all with the best of intentions—can sometimes express comments that land more hurtful than helpful. Or they withdraw, intimidated, shushed into silence for fear of getting it wrong. Read More
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4 Things I Want to Be for My Grandkids
Nobody is making me do this. I do it because my grandkids love it, and if it makes their sticky faces light up, I’m all in. But my job as ‘Mimi’ is bigger than just bringing the fun. It’s not just about doing and buying, but also about... Read More
Social Life | Widen The Circle
Bigger Than Your House
I wasn’t expecting her joy to make me question mine. Part of my job as a youth pastor has been to rally parents to embrace the development and growing independence of their children. Especially as they enter middle school. I remind them of how important it is to... Read More
Tribes Over Time | Widen The Circle
It Takes a Circle
Humans were designed to live within community, but I’d let my desire for adventure interrupt the foundational relationships my son would need, the very ones I’d wanted for myself as a teenager. Read More