When I was almost 40, and had been been married for nearly 10 years, with three preschoolers and a teenager, it dawned on me that …
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Transitions
I remember a time, a few years ago, when my life went through several transitions within a relatively short amount of time. Within a span …
Read More »A Daughter’s Perspective
Our lives are constantly changing. It starts the second we’re born and continues until the day we die. It seems as though each person is …
Read More »Challenging Children
Eight-year-old Jessica wasn’t an easy child. A bossy, fussy girl with only a few friends, she frustrated and alienated even those who loved her the …
Read More »The Gift of Ciara
Ciara was our first child, born during the lazy days of summer when hopes were high and dreams weaved themselves into the fabric of our …
Read More »Loving the Difference
A friend once admitted that his two children were so different from each other that he actually found it difficulty to “like” both of them …
Read More »Should I have children?
Yes. If you are married. If God has provided for you the financial resources to care for a child. If God has given you love …
Read More »Go Clean Your Room!
If you are a mom, you have said it a million times, “Go clean your room!” It is a rare mother who gives birth to …
Read More »Finding Safety
Even in the best divorces, kids live divided lives in which they struggle to understand their parents’ behaviors, negotiate tangled family systems, and develop values …
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