This may sound strange—but I love the fact that we’re talking about mental health issues today. While I hate that millions of teenage students struggle with such issues, at least we’re finally addressing them, rather than hiding from them, and beginning to take action against anxiety, panic attacks, depression, and other disorders. Nearly everyone on…
Holly Crawshaw We’re living in wild times, friends! For most of us, that means we’re having to postpone regularly-scheduled life until further notice. It also means that many parents will be responsible for overseeing their kids’ online learning for the foreseeable future. If you’ve ever tried to help your kid with their homework, you may be…
Dr. Chinwé Williams If you’re struggling with how to manage your family’s increasing anxiety about the current public health crisis, you’re not alone. As information about Coronavirus (COVID-19) continues to unfold, many families are experiencing a wide range of thoughts, feelings, and reactions. Employers and employees are worried about how the coronavirus will impact businesses and the…
Our kids have big questions. Here you’ll find some helpful tips for walking them through the stuff that’s the hardest to explain. Preschool Elementary Middle School High School
Do you remember what it was like to be a teenager? The self-consciousness. The physical self-awareness. Trying to fit in. Doing whatever it took to gain peer acceptance. Attempting to act cool but looking like a fool. (I remember spilling soda on myself at McDonald’s in front of three girls, and I genuinely wanted to…
Lately, I have been reflecting on my own middle school and high school years at church…I was privileged to have a ton of incredible leaders over the years. The Goodwins, Dave Taylor, and the McCombs stand out to me immediately when reflecting back on those years. And chances are, if you are a Christ-follower today,…
Courtney DeFeo Almost a decade ago, I caught the kindness bug. It felt like a nudge in my heart to change the focus of our family’s time and attention. It began with a little blog post and idea entitled “Light ‘Em Up” with some easy ways my friends and family could join me in lighting up the…
Parent Cue Growing up, I had one of those old blue rectangular Kodak cameras with the orange “point and shoot” button. It came everywhere with me—including a trip my family took to Disney World. While there, I captured an image I still have a copy of. At the end of a long day as we…
Candice Wynn One of the most challenging things for my husband and I since we became parents has been trying to find time for anything other than work and things that concern our children. From the moment they became ours, our children consumed our life. In all fairness, I love the gift that they are…
Daniel DeJesus It was daddy-daughter date night, and I had crafted the perfect plan. Elle and I would eat chocolate-chip pancakes to our heart’s content, rent any movie she wanted, and stay up as late as our sugar-laden bodies would allow us. I even found a stack of ice breaker cards, each with a fun…