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I recently finished a week of directing our church’s Vacation Bible School. Last year was the first time I actually took a few minutes to listen to the parents as they dropped off and picked up their kids and some … Continue reading →

As a family who has a family bed we are often met with the question of “when will you send them to their own rooms?” Usually the answer involves making some joke about them not coming home from a date … Continue reading →

Yesterday as I was heading to a friend’s house to pick her up for a breakfast out, I saw a mom walking her toddler through their neighborhood. The toddler was in a jogging stroller with a plastic cover over it … Continue reading →

For as long as our oldest son (who is nine) has been aware of college, he has proclaimed to my wife and I that he would not go. Until recently I found this a bit odd. My wife and I … Continue reading →

When I decided almost 7 years ago that I wanted to homeschool my children my motivation was fairly selfish.  I was so enamored with my beautiful smart 2 year old son that the idea of sending him off to someone … Continue reading →

I was recently out somewhere when I overheard a parent complaining about the nightly struggle to get her children to bed.  The mom was commiserating with another parent who fully understood this struggle and replied with great pity and understanding.  … Continue reading →

A few weeks back I came across this gem of an article by CNN contributor LZ Granderson. It was shared approvingly by a few facebook friends, and I couldn’t resist the headline, knowing that the article was probably going to … Continue reading →

Midwest punk band Rise Against have produced a video for their single “Make it Stop” in partnership with the It Gets better Project. The It Gets better Project is a nonprofit organization created to promote the message that the bullying … Continue reading →