Parenting Archives

I don't mind putting in the effort with my kids … as long as I see the results. Today.

My parents made plenty of mistakes. Yours did too. As a dad now with 4 kids, I've finally arrived at that place where I am more cognizant of the...

Whether angry at the world, angry at America, or just a psychopath, 22-year-old Jared Lee Loughner struck out with homicidal anger this past...

Even though I don’t want it, and even though I may fight it emotionally and deep down and with my friends, I will walk through intentional acts of...

God really does use all things for good. He even used the tragedy of an abortion to stir up a family to extend His grace to a broken, desperate...

So the New York Times runs a piece about gender-free toys. Ho-hum. Until you realize what’s behind the effort.

My 5 year old son cried last week in bed because he was lonely. And I cried with him because I knew exactly what he was feeling...

Jackie met someone at work and claimed to be in love. "I thought a lot about it and even prayed. I'm moving in with Tom," she insisted. The Smiths...

Laying in the tent during another in our long line of horrible weather Boundary Waters canoe trips, I was angry...

More and more people seem to keep asking me about our story of fostering. I remember being on the other side, wondering how tough it would be to...

Kids today certainly know they’re here because their parents chose not to abort them. This reality doesn't give all kids a warm, cozy feeling...

Adoption was never plan B for God. It wasn't an alternative solution. It was plan A.

It’s a subtle change when a wife goes from enfolding her man in a warm hug the very instant he walks in the door to instead hiding in the bathroom...

The other night I was tucking my kids into bed. I noticed my oldest had a glowing silly band on his wrist. Knowing that he would play with the...

While it’s unrealistic to expect that you can organize your entire home immediately, it’s definitely possible for you to get your entire home in...