#parenting

I am 'Mart!

My two year old is smack dab in the middle of being potty trained. She had just gone potty in the big girl potty and she came out...

All around me I see marriages struggling like never before. One more evidence of this struggle is the recent news of Lysa TerKeurst and...

This is a writing my then 12 year old daughter did for a school project: One way that God has really impacted my life is when my mom lost...

It all started this past year when my 14-year-old daughter went to a friend’s party. Her friend’s mom allowed her to have about five...

I’ll never forget many years ago watching our nephew's basketball game. As we sat there, things got very uncomfortable due to a family...

I remember having my firstborn daughter and being so mesmerized by what a beautiful little person she was. Every time I looked at her, I...

My baby girl was in 1st grade. She was quiet, sweet, and gentle. She was loving and she was loyal. She developed a friendship that...

My daughter was 10 years old and had just gone through her big pre-teen growth spurt. She now wore a shoe size bigger than my own. That...

I know there have been times in my life where I am giving my all. I am acting loving, patient, sweet, and benevolent, and yet for some...

I once again got to be a part of witnessing a new life being brought into the world this past week. It is amazing to see the strength of...