3 Things You Need to Teach Your High Schooler Before They Go Away to College
As my firstborn sons wind down their senior year of high school, I question what I still need to teach them over these next couple of months before launching them […]
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12 Gifts to Give Your High School Senior for Graduation
As I prepare to graduate my firstborn sons from high school and launch them from the safety of our nest this fall, I want to talk about what are the […]
One Communication Tool to Create with Your Child
While many of us are finding ourselves at home with our family members during this season of the Coronavirus pandemic, it can be challenging to figure out positive ways to […]
5 Ways to Parent on Purpose During This Pandemic
This too shall pass. As unsettling as living through this pandemic is, we need to remember that this season of Coronavirus confinement is just that- a season. It will eventually […]
5 Ways to Parent on Purpose in 2020 and Beyond- PARENT ON PURPOSE BOOK GIVEAWAY
My Mom was never confused in her role as a parental authority figure when raising my sister and me. She knew that her “job” was to raise adults who could […]
One Valentine’s Day Tradition You May Want to Start
One gift that you may want to give your family members this year for Valentine’s Day is 14 Hearts of Loving Affirmation because there’s nothing better we can do than […]
The One Thing Your Kids Need More of This Year
We want to be close to our family members. We want our family to be deeply connected. Yet, we struggle to find the time to be together. We say we […]
Why You Need to Make Your Bed
How we choose to start our day matters. My husband and I have an unwritten rule that whoever gets up last is in charge of making up the bed. The […]
How to Start A Christmas Jar Family Tradition
As parents, we should continuously seek out ways to live out the values that we deem most important. Several years ago I read a blog post about the Christmas Jars […]
7 Christmas Gift Ideas for Your Tween-Teen Daughter
It can be difficult to figure out what in the world to buy for our favorite female tweens and teens for Christmas. Here are some of my favorites! These links are […]
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