Before I had children, nobody told me that the sleepless nights would not stop when my babies grew into big kids and teenagers. I didn’t know that worry would be my constant companion as I watched their chubby bodies slim and lengthen until they were full-size humans. I was unaware that parenting would require more courage than anything I had ever…
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This is What Courageous Parenting Looks Like
The Secret for Making Your Home into a Gathering Place
At our house, Sunday is a gathering day. This tradition goes back to the early years of our marriage when Greg and I would often invite other couples over for Sunday dinner. We loved getting to know people by hosting them in our tiny apartment. When children joined our family, they quickly caught on to our love of Sunday gatherings….
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Our Parenting Yes’s and No’s
I recently read an article that got me thinking: what are our parenting yes’s and no’s? What do we allow our children to do (most of the time) and when do we wear our unpopular parental pants and put our feet down? After considering those questions, I concluded that Greg and I are strict about a few things and laid…
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In Defense of Teens
I remember it well. I was wrestling with my two active toddlers at church one Sunday, frazzled and probably wishing they would just sit still for one second. After a few minutes of observation, a middle-aged woman sitting nearby said, with a noticeable air of foreboding in her voice, “Just wait until they are teenagers.” Her implication was clear: parenting…
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I Do Not Have an Instagram Perfect Life (and Why That is OK)
You know how social media is flooded with back to school photos this time of year? All parents must post at least one so that they don’t feel left out. Just in case you missed it on Instagram, here is mine: The kids are jumping for joy around here. Or at least they pretend to be for this traditional picture….
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Farewell, Summer
School starts on Wednesday for all of my kids except Andrew, who goes back next week. I am usually more than ready to drop them off in their classrooms on the first day of a new year but, this time, I am already fighting back tears, and we still have a few days to go. I am not sad about…
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19 Things I Have Learned in 19 Years of Marriage
Tomorrow marks 19 years since Greg and I got married and started our life together. Since I was barely 20 years old back then, I have a hard time remembering what life was like without him. In honor of 19 years of marriage, I put together a list of 19 things I have learned. Keep in mind that these things are…
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