The Blessing of Being Flawed
I want my kids to understand that weakness is cause for celebration, not because we revel in brokenness but because we rejoice in the opportunity for God’s strength to become evident.
Screening the Reading
In an era when reading is threatened by the constant allure of screen technology, there seems to be cultural acceptance of the idea that any reading is good reading. But I don’t think that’s true.
Things I Didn't Know About Family
I didn’t know how much it would mean to me that my kids know where I come from, even as I build something new with them that looks different than what was built for and around and by me in my youth.
The Benefits of Study
Don’t be afraid to study your children. You are not parenting some generic children of a nameless generation, you are parenting your kids and must parent in response to their individuality.
Just So You Know
I am here to teach my kids they are beautiful, special, and unique, and yet their efforts in the world should aim not to claim that specialness and live in its glory, but to find it and draw it out in others.
The Collective Question
I must be willing to listen. Because was much as I believe what I believe with all my heart and soul and strength and being, I know that my enemy holds beliefs dearly too. So maybe we’re not so different.
Helping Kids Manage Money
We can’t expect our kids to learn what isn’t taught. It’s the parents’ responsibility to impart financial know-how, so talk about money.
Too Fast for Comfort
The things that keep our kids up at night are as poignant to them as the things that keep us up at night are to us. This was a moment to take seriously.
Rescue
My dress, loose in the water, floated around me and I felt simultaneously ethereal and grounded, other-worldly stuck to this spot in this pool in this moment for the rest of time. I couldn’t wait for the moment, the memory, to disappear and yet clung to it so I would never forget, never forget to hold him for the rest of my life.
Little Girl Growing Up
The changes in you lately are important ones, small and yet so huge the world turns on them. This is maturity. I see it in you.