One Day You’ll Outgrow Being My Little Boy—But Not Today
One day you will come home after your first day of a new school year and not wish to share…
Continue Reading
A Gift for Mom! 🤍
Tween
His First Haircut Was the Start of Letting Go
My son has the most beautiful curls. I remember when his hair started growing as a baby and a little…
Continue Reading
By Lauren Elizabeth Miller Dear Daughter, Here’s How You Avoid Middle School Drama
“Mom, people keep telling me to be ready for the drama in middle school, and I don’t like it.” My…
Continue Reading
By Elizabeth Ascik When There Are No More Little Girls’ Clothes
It hit me with a poignancy I didn’t expect, as a milestone I never prepared myself for. At 13 years…
Continue Reading
I’m Watching You Grow Up in the Little Moments
Often we measure growing up in the big moments, the milestones, and celebrations. We mark baby’s first tooth, birthdays, and…
Continue Reading
God Bless the Middle School Teachers Who Love Our Tweens and Teens
I keep seeing articles about kindergartners heading off to school for the first time, and parents are feeling all the…
Continue Reading
By Her View From Home 50 Stocking Stuffers for Tween and Teen Boys
Finding the perfect stocking stuffers to fill your tween or teen boy's stocking can seem like a lot to ask…
Continue Reading
Dear Sons, as You Become Men
Boys, you are currently 12 and almost 10 years of age. This world in which you find yourselves growing up…
Continue Reading
By Mikala Albertson The Little Boy You Knew is Gone, But What Comes Next is Beautiful Too
Listen, you guys . . . That thing they always warn you about? It happens. The little boy with the…
Continue Reading
By Stephanie Kramm I Know It’s Just Summer Camp but I Miss You Already
You would’ve thought I was sending you off to college. The way I triple-checked to make sure you had everything…
Continue Reading
By Christina Zambrano I Fight For My Child in Prayer
The sound of the screen door slamming shut inches from my face took my breath away. He hesitated for a…
Continue Reading
I’ll Take Every Hug I Can Get, My Son
As another school year closes, I’m once again struck by an ethereal sense of being punched in the gut. We…
Continue Reading