Parenting children with mental health disorders
We were completely devastated the first time we took our son to the mental health crisis stabilization unit. It was the culmination of a...
Relating to adult children
Just as a wedding is only the beginning of a marriage, your child leaving the nest is just the beginning of a new relationship....
The gift of God
“That every man may eat and drink and find satisfaction in all his toil—this is the gift of God” (Eccl. 3:13).
This verse is easily...
Stepparenting with the mind of Christ
If I’m honest, the thought of being a stepmother has long terrified me. Disney movies are indeed formative, for at the age of 5,...
Stewarding our children
Once, I thought we’d be perfect parents.
Then we actually had children.
As if to put an exclamation point on our inadequacy, our twin daughters were...
The kids are listening
If you are a parent, you send a lot of “work messages” to your children. They pick things up from what you say and...
Three things not to do
The social media site Pinterest is famous for presenting visions of craft projects designed to look flawless and easy. As a growing collection of...
When prodigal children don’t return
A younger son demands his inheritance, then “sets off for a distant country”—severing himself from his father’s beliefs, values, and spiritual legacy—with no intention of...