Building Reputations One Step at a Time
It’s the soul searching questions that make me long for a longer walking path, one that could take us hours past bedtime into discovery and intimacy a school week schedule rarely allows.
A Page Of Hearts
To offer ourselves in friendship, to parent with honesty about the things we don’t know or aren’t sure of, to admit when we are in need—these are treasures bestowed in relationships.
Past "I'm Sorry" to Reconciliation
Apologizing and asking for forgiveness require prioritizing relationships ahead of our desire to see our actions as justified no matter how they impact those around us.
How, As a Parent Coach, I Don't Empower Anybody
Words themselves are powerful, and if we misuse them we undermine communication. If we become fast and lose with the words we use, we dull the sharp edge of the best tool we have to connect with one another.
Hard Is In The Moment
We all have our different versions of hard. I guess, then, what’s hard isn’t necessarily the things we face as parents, but the moments in which we face them.
Looking for Rest in a Sea of Entertainment
Self-care practices become a new form of stricture where I replace true rest with new demands on my time and energy. I am coming to face the reality that what is easiest and often most tempting is not what is most helpful.
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.