Parenting Archives

Single parent ministry is a whole new level of reaching people. It can be discouraging, messy, and rarely consistent.

Once upon a time, there lived a man and a woman in the garden Paradise, where they were terrifically happy. Their names were Adam and Eve, and God...

Do you ever feel like your home has enough drama to fuel a reality show? Is there any way to bring peace into your chaos?

I have known my mother-in-law for half of my life. If you buy into the stereotype that says mother-in-laws are intolerable, especially towards...

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.