The other night, my family and I went out for dinner. In addition to the big screen televisions placed in various positions, my kids were distracted by a boy around 5 or 6 at the next table over who played games on his tablet the whole time. Last Sunday at church, there was an antsy toddler in the row across from ours. My husband went to find ... Read More...

Parenting is like a front row seat to your own real life drama. As I watch my son and daughter interact with each other, experiencing life day in and day out, various scenes unfold right before my eyes. And these scenarios provide an excellent training ground for the formation of character, both theirs and mine. I use these encounters to ... Read More...

One thing I've learned for sure in the last decade of parenting is that well, being a parent is hard. And we're all spending so much energy trying not to get it wrong. There are plenty of expectations we put on ourselves that make it even harder. Are we depriving our kids of worthwhile experiences by not enrolling them in every possible ... Read More...