My Teens Are My Favorite
These two teens are my favorite people on the planet. Always were, always will be. I will take them in…
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These two teens are my favorite people on the planet. Always were, always will be. I will take them in…
Continue ReadingIt’s 3 a.m. and I’m exhausted but I just can’t sleep. I hung up with my college son about 15…
Continue ReadingMy heart broke for OWN TV host Dr. Laura Berman when she lost her 16-year-old son Sammy in February. In…
Continue ReadingWe are long past getting up with a hungry baby in the middle of the night. We no longer push…
Continue ReadingI have been a youth pastor for nearly 40 years. This means I have discipled teens from the 1980s, 1990s,…
Continue ReadingWe’ve been here before, I’ve wiped those tear-streaked cheeks multiple times throughout your childhood years and was able to give…
Continue ReadingFingers splayed wide, he placed both palms on the microwave door, which he used as a wall for his standing…
Continue ReadingI teach middle school. I know all the current slang, but I can’t pull it off. I know the names…
Continue ReadingIf your child isn’t the star athlete with a college scholarship, they’ll be OK. If your child isn’t in the…
Continue ReadingIt's that season again when my social media feed fills with coming-of-age articles like, “Top 10 Things Your Teen Needs…
Continue ReadingThe truth about parenting teenagers, for me at least, is it involves a lot of hurt. Hurt feelings because the…
Continue ReadingFriends, we had to have "the talk." I had to break the news. It happened like this: One of my…
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