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March 17, 2019

What I wish I could tell the lost girl I was in college

I started a blog about a year ago detailing the ups and downs of my walk with Jesus.

March 17, 2019

What the college admissions scandal reveals about most families

If watching the college admissions scandal unfold makes you feel uneasy about young people’s adulting journeys, you’re not alone. Research studies and kitchen table conversations nationwide highlight that teenagers in the U.S. – both those applying to top-tier colleges as well as those making other educational and vocational decisions – face choices and challenges those of us over 30 didn’t encounter until our mid-20s.

March 16, 2019

THIS almost destroyed my marriage and almost destroyed my parenting, too

Everyone knows how to have conflict, but very few know how to resolve it.

March 16, 2019

Lori Loughlin, Felicity Huffman prove to be the ultimate ‘lawnmower parents’

The latest college cheating scandal has already caught more than 50 adults red-handed, including coaches, test administrators, CEOs and Hollywood celebrities – not to mention embarrassing the heck out of elite universities like Yale, Stanford, Georgetown, USC and UCLA.

March 10, 2019

Justin and Hailey Bieber’s whirlwind marriage didn’t surprise me – Here’s why

Justin and Hailey Bieber’s whirlwind romance and marriage has sparked a lot of commentary over the past several months. I’ve read countless headlines claiming the couple married too quickly, too young, and predicting X amount of reasons why their relationship could be “headed to an end.”

March 10, 2019

My dog jumped out of a second-story window – you won't believe what happened next

Our pets can teach us many things, most especially patience and perspective.

March 9, 2019

Daylight saving time is dumb and disruptive – Here's what I'm doing about it

This Sunday morning a few of us will saunter into church, brunch or our golf games an hour late – much to the snickers of everyone else.

March 9, 2019

In our first year of marriage, I realized my husband had a serious problem – then THIS happened

It was in our first year of marriage that I realized that my husband Dave had a serious “neck problem.”

March 9, 2019

I overcame aging out of foster care – not every kid is so lucky. Here's how you can help

In the United States, there are currently more than 400,000 children who are wards of the state. Due to abuse or neglect at home, they are placed in the custody of the government of the state in which they reside.

March 9, 2019

I never thought my daughter would learn this word in kindergarten

One night when my daughter was in kindergarten I was putting her down to sleep, and as I was leaving the room, she said, “Daddy, a girl at school called me a mean name.”