How do you respond when your child says their feelings were hurt? When they share someone was unkind or critical of them?
Do you race to rescue? To problem solve? Do you swoop in to
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Healthy Relationships
Are You Struggling This Back To School Season?
Inside are a few tips that are saving me right now!
Perhaps like my family, you have children who have gone back to school. Saying goodbye to slow mornings and gentle routines can be hard, but I
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Why All Your Caretaking May Be Getting In the Way of Connecting
I am a caretaker. It is my default. My comfort zone. A place I often hide behind and a role I quickly return to if feelings start to get confusing or weird. If quiet starts to settle in or the pace of
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What is #skinnytok and Why Moms Should Care
What is #skinnytok? According to Courier Mail, "SkinnyTok" refers to a concerning trend on TikTok that promotes extreme thinness and unhealthy weight loss practices. Under this hashtag, users share
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How to talk to your daughter about gender and sexuality…
Recently we visited the local library, and to my dismay came across an entire selection of books in the children's aisle covering topics on gender identities, gay hookups, sexual orientations,
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Is living satisfied a choice?
Every year I pick a word to focus my heart and mind on, and this year I landed on portion.
It encompasses the many ongoing challenges I have faced; moments when I don't feel as though my career is
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Is Good Grief Possible?
Blessed are those who mourn, but why don't we feel blessed?
Recently, I shared on social media a situation I had with someone close to me. They did something they said they wouldn't do, and well,
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Summer Transition Tips
For many summer is a long awaited season. Schedules slow down, there are less activities to get to, no lunches or backpacks to manage, and ushering in sweet mornings lounging longer in pajamas.
And
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You Are a Living Temple
Our family recently observed Pentecost. If you aren't familiar, this is a traditional ancient Israelite festival in which thousands would gather in Jerusalem from all over the world on the 50th day
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Why the Pursuit of Self Sufficiency is Corroding Biblical Marriage and Family
I recently had lunch with a friend who is going through a divorce. She shared with me how her "boss babe" mentality damaged her marriage.
I left that lunch really thinking about what she said.
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