Youth Sports Doesn’t Need Bleachers Full of Coaches
"Why did that guy yell at you?" my 11-year-old daughter asked me after my 13-year-old son's basketball game. My response…
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By Michelle Hurst So Much of Parenting Teens is Slowly Letting Go
I saw an exhausted mom in front of me at Target the other day. Her cart was loaded with diapers…
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What if We Stopped Making Homework the Norm?
Every day I pick my children up from school and ask the same question: Do you have homework tonight? I…
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Wrestling with the Lie that Says My Child’s Struggles Are My Fault
It’s a raw, deeply vulnerable feeling when you realize there are moments you don’t know how to help your child.…
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By Krystal Sieben Parenting Is Easier When We’re Kind To Each Other
Maybe I am blessed (or incredibly naïve) but I’m part of a community where I haven’t run into mean moms.…
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By Rhonda Chiger You Don’t Realize How Fast Time Goes until You’re Looking Back at It
My son Cooper recently achieved a major milestone: he surpassed me in height. I knew this day would come, but…
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By Amy Keyes 16 Is a Crossroads for Us Both
Not so long ago, my youngest turned 16. Sixteen candles. Sweet sixteen. Sixteen going on seventeen. All of the reminders that…
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God Shows Up for the Weary Mother
The first light of dawn peaked into my bedroom window as angry cries filled the house. Squeezing my eyes shut,…
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By Melissa Jernigan As I Let My Babies Go, My Heart Remembers It All
I sat on the back pew of the church Sunday. From there, I could see everything except the preacher. Around…
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By Laura Pavlik With Busy Hands, My Heart Whispers Prayers
I volunteered to provide a craft project for my 6-year-old son’s holiday party. It seemed like no big deal—we do…
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One of the Greatest Gifts I Give My Kids Is Letting Them See Me Fail
One of the greatest gifts I can give my kids is for them to see me fail. When I was…
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By SaraLeann A. Daddow Surrendering Martha Motherhood
I woke up to our fiercely dedicated rooster crowing at any hint of light on the farm. His loyalty to…
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