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Parenting a Teenager is Harder Than I Ever Thought it Would Be

Remember the sleep deprivation of having a newborn? Remember the mental drain of potty-training a toddler? Or the worry of dropping your…

When you hear the words “human trafficking” what comes to mind? Do you understand how terrible it is, but still think to yourself that’s not…

They used to line up to watch me leave. Even if I was just running to the store for 10 minutes . . . five little faces would be pressed up against…

My freshman daughter came home from school yesterday and let me know that her teacher pulled her aside. “She wants me to move up to honors next…

I used to pick out her clothes. A frilly Christmas dress, perhaps, with velvet details or an adorable bow in the back. I’d watch her twirl around…

I stopped at the neighborhood grocery store for my quick mid-week stock-up. You know, just the essentials to get us through until the weekend when I…

Christmas with my son isn’t what it used to be. You see, it used to be full of magic; full of wonder. Full of “I hope I make the nice list” and…

I’ve been walking my teens to the bus stop. Not all the way, because that would be mortifying for them. I walk them to the end of our block, and…

Being a teenager is hard. Being a parent of a teenager is hard. But, did you ever stop to think that in God’s perfect plan, He created…

One day last week, I brought my teenager a surprise. A whopper with cheese and a large Dr. Pepper to eat while he did his homework at school before…

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