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To Bite, or Not to Bite (your tongue), That is the Question: Allowing Your Teen to Navigate Heartache and Disappointment.
Wow, mothering can be tough! Can I get an “Amen”?! It’s a fine line we walk between allowing our teenagers to grow and mature and intervening in order to make things easier for them. It hurts to see our … Continue reading
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Tagged daughters, Encouragement, faith, family, motherhood, raising teenagers, sons
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5 Ways You Can Pray For Your Young Adult Children
When our young adult children leave home— heading off to start college, join the workforce, or marry— we, as parents, feel a renewed sense of urgency to pray for them. For the first time they must face the unique dangers … Continue reading
Parenting Teens: When Shocking Things Happen at Your Child’s School
Like it or not, every week shocking things happen at your child’s school. Whether it’s a student who’s been caught using drugs or texting explicit photos, driving while drunk, or experiencing an unplanned pregnancy; everything under the sun goes on at … Continue reading
Equipping Our Children for Future Marriage Success
When our children are small, we parents do our best to teach them good habits and to develop positive character traits– though most of us would admit we sometimes take our eye off the ball and fall back into “getting … Continue reading
Posted in Divorce, Marriage, Parenting, Spiritual Encouragement
Tagged Christianity, daughters, Encouragement, family, marriage, motherhood, parenting, Raising Sons, spiritual growth, today's culture
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Building Your Legacy: A Parental Primer
It was promotion Sunday at my church–the day when church members “promote” into their new Sunday school classes. As we headed down our tree-lined driveway to church, I wondered, “Would this be the year I would move into the … Continue reading
Posted in Parenting, Spiritual Encouragement
Tagged daughters, Encouragement, faith, family, legacy of faith, parenting, Raising Sons, sons, spiritual growth
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