I’m Praying for My Teenager in These Challenging Years
In my mid-40s, I began to long for a baby. We didn’t get much encouragement from friends and family. My…
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In my mid-40s, I began to long for a baby. We didn’t get much encouragement from friends and family. My…
Continue ReadingSo much parenting advice asks us to envision bridges as a metaphor for finding the path forward–bridges we need to…
Continue ReadingWhen you’re parenting preteens and teens, it sometimes feels like you are an unpaid Uber driver. It can be a…
Continue ReadingNo one prepared me for the troubles of having two children going through middle school. I seemed to have forgotten…
Continue ReadingWhen I was 16, my social living teacher at Berkeley High School had us write letters to ourselves. She told…
Continue ReadingThere is a time that lives in my heart that feels like it’s straight out of a Star Wars intro.…
Continue ReadingShe used to wear cat shirts and mismatched socks and silly pants. But this is 15. Now she’s up early…
Continue ReadingWe stand together silently in the short line at 7:58 a.m. Next to me, my almost-teenage son scuffles his feet…
Continue ReadingI've made a lot of mistakes, but I have nearly four teens now, and I've learned a lot the hard…
Continue ReadingMy son slammed his fingers down the guitar strings enthusiastically while I stared at my computer screen, eyes glazed over,…
Continue ReadingMy kids are heading into middle school and high school in the fall. We are all in on the tween…
Continue ReadingOn Friday evenings, my husband and I usually have a date night at home. We put the children to bed,…
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