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 ReadingHere I am, once again, in the passenger seat. The driver’s side mirrors are adjusted a little higher. The seat…
Continue ReadingSo much parenting advice asks us to envision bridges as a metaphor for finding the path forward–bridges we need to…
Continue ReadingSometimes loving a teen looks like making new Kraft Mac & Cheese at 4 a.m. My oldest packs her lunch…
Continue ReadingWhen I was a little girl, I asked my dad when I could date. His response was like most dads…
Continue ReadingWhat Aimee Larsen first thought was a stomach bug turned out to be something much more terrifying for her young…
Continue ReadingHe’s 13. I could stop there, and most parents would simply shake their heads, give me a look of sympathy,…
Continue ReadingIt’s a strange feeling to look back at all the years as a parent and wonder if I am doing…
Continue ReadingIf I close my eyes, I can conjure the feather-light weight of my newborn daughter. At under five pounds, my…
Continue ReadingA girl with a noble character is hard to find. Her family can trust her. She sees things to be…
Continue ReadingThe moment I realized my daughter was my friend was her first college drop-off. Her tears displayed her love and…
Continue ReadingBefore Pinterest, before social media, before anybody cared, my room during high school in the early 2000s was decorated with…
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