While parenting in these times may feel overwhelming and challenging at best, we must equip our teens to make choices that honor God ..read more

I stood in the driveway barefoot with tears running down my cheeks as I watched my 20-year-old son, Will, pull out of the driveway. I had no idea where he would spend the night. I didn’t know who he would meet on his trip. I wondered why I agreed to let him drive across the United States, alone.Just before he left, I slipped an envelope of emergency cash into his truck, along with a bag of homemade oatmeal raisin cookies and a Gatorade Frost. Then, he set out. Will planned to hike, rock climb, and camp his way across the country for over two weeks until he started his summer job in Northern Ca ..read more

the truth of the matter is your teen needs you to fight for them! So, get your game face on and fight with tactics the devil will never see coming ..read more

My most genuine and best relationships have been nothing short of a gift from God. They've been friends when I wasn't able to be. They've stuck by me through those seasons of craziness when I wasn't able to connect or remember birthdays because I was doggie paddling through life ..read more

Easter is a kid’s holiday that seems to transpose itself into a boring adult tradition and somehow, the young person is caught in the middle. So how do we keep Easter not just exciting, but real for kids who are growing up ..read more

Sports are an exciting way to watch your kids grow and develop. It's pleasant observing them gain skill and strength. However, it's good to continually evaluate your involvement with sports. If you let it, it can quickly consume all your time and resources. As parents, you must decide where to draw the line. You must protect your family time ..read more

Culture isn’t a friend to young women these days. Granted, it seems like some outlets have been shifting their marketing to include a broader range of what defines beautiful. But in the end, with the influx of social media, AI, celebrities, and so on, beauty will always remain something to achieve. For younger eyes, it’s difficult to sift through what’s real and what isn’t. We’ve long since passed the air-brushing era, and we’re entering a newer era of Artificial Intelligence that will bring a whole new layer of beautifying elements to photographs, video, and audio.Frankly, this writer would c ..read more

"How do I continue to love them without suffocating them"? I asked my three teens this question because I don't want to be known as the smother-er! What young adult wants a mom to plant a kiss on their forehead before they walk into school or shout from across the parking lot to greet them while they duck down and run as fast as they can to evade the embarrassment? We know these things can feel suffocating, but what are the appropriate boundaries?  ..read more

Parenting teens in today's world can feel beyond overwhelming - kind of like trying to stay cool when you're a piece of dry wood tossed into a dumpster fire. Many of us elder Millennials and Gen X'ers have parented teens through the evolution of smartphones, Snap Chat, and X-box Live. We have no earthly idea what we're doing. Yet, we're meant to serve as master-class-level digital police, culture war moderators, and spiritual warfare ninjas in an increasingly ludicrous world. Deep. Breaths.It's so difficult to keep the faith and remain optimistic while dealing with teenage mood swings, unfores ..read more

There may have never been a generation yet with such a capacity to love and create unity, but they are falling away because of misconceptions and clear answers that the Bible has to offer. How can we step into college ministry and share the truth in love to this generation and spur them on to become world changers ..read more