Storm Preparation

A Creeping Crisis Some crises develop gradually. Some are excruciatingly slow. Perhaps it is the approaching death of a parent … More

Protecting Kids From the Inside Out

Unlike consumer products, parenting comes without instructions or guarantees. We all want our children to grow up happy, healthy, successful, … More

By Julie Kerckhoff Mary and Joseph had just survived an untimely, government-mandated trip from Nazareth to Bethlehem with Mary “great … More

One of my favorite 7th grade essays ever is this memoir about a grandfather. Ashley Aucker, is now a 25 … More

When you are a parent of a child with severe disabilities, you have to accept the fact that your life … More

Football is just a sport. However, it is a platform for parents and coaches to teach some of life’s most … More

Here are some of the big questions kids (10-14) have, although they will rarely, if ever, vocalize them. Understanding the … More

1. Not Everybody Gets A Trophy Somewhere along the line we became a society that preached instant gratification. Like a … More

If you are growing old well, then you are likely to help a child grow up well. 40 is not … More

Now and then, the tables are turned, and an everyday kid doing a good deed gets some attention. Let’s all … More

I’ve had the blues for a few weeks now. It’s not a full-blown depression. It’s just a nagging funk that … More

Donald Miller’s book A Million Miles in a Thousand Years is quite good, but the end of chapter 29 is … More

Tonight, my 11-year-old son voiced one of the most beautiful prayers I have ever heard. As we sat on the … More

The Pitfall of Comparison (Part 2) In our house, there is little room for whining and complaining about how “It’s … More

“Senior class president, she must be heaven sent. She was never the last one standing. A beautiful debutant, everything that … More

My children are just entering adolescence, so it surprised me that I had such a visceral reaction to this article … More

Charles Barkley, the great basketball player and television personality, once said at the height of his NBA career, “I’m not … More

Charles Schultz, the creator of the Peanuts comic strip, had some words to say about success. It starts with a … More