Parenting Archives

Becoming a single parent after a divorce is hard, but it’s important to avoid becoming what I call a “No-No Parent.”

It’s a simple fact: most young Christians will walk away from the Church during (or before) their college years.

If you are a parent, it is going to be impossible to avoid this topic.

We want our kids to be safe and happy. We don’t want them to struggle. Yet Jesus told the disciples, “In this world you will have trouble.”

While every parent wants what’s best for their children, it is easy to forget that even the purest of intentions are frequently accompanied by...

Prayerfully surrender to Him, and bravely step out of the darkness and back into the light. Reach for the hand of the One who can save.

For a college student, a parent who wants to know everything all the time can come across as overpowering and annoying. Not what you were going...

We can all fall prey to loneliness, but as a single mom, it can be especially hard.

After years of showing up to my own dining room table I am convinced it is one of the most vibrant places we can show the consistent love of Jesus...

I believed that if I lived according to the Word, kept my kids in church, and lived out biblical principles in the home, all would be well… until...

Pregnancy loss is a very common, yet unspoken event that many women experience.

How do we get past the lump in our throats as we say goodbye for the day?

The new academic year has just begun. Schools are often at the heart of the community—and so it’s great to take this opportunity to make them the...

As a parent, you will second guess the way you raised your child. You will lay awake at night and wonder what you could have done to prevent this...

What if the greatest gift we can give our stepkids is to become something other than another mother?