As a 5’2” mother who birthed and carried these boys around in my arms for years afterwards, these pubescent growth spurts are shocking.

This week I'm over at the enCourage blog writing about what it was like switching my children's education from a small Christian school...

Or, Everyone Everywhere All at Once This began as the summer of Mahjong. In May and June, while my oldest son was waiting for a job to...

My first job, as a 15-year-old girl, was working for a construction company, called—wait for it—ABC Construction. I went to ABC...

It took me three-quarters of the academic year, but I finally figured out that my college freshman has particular rules of communication....

Two summers ago, my family took a vacation I’d been dreaming about for years: two weeks out west, hitting five national parks:...

When your children are between six months and six years old, there’s a lot of talk about teeth. Teeth are the boogeymen of the first...

“Our days with our children at home are numbered. Do something that counts with them.” I wrote those words at the end of my blog post...

Recently, our oldest came home from his freshman year of college for fall break. I was like a fisherman doing catch-and-release. I picked...

Maybe you’ve heard the term “Family Devotions” before but don’t really know what it means. Or maybe you’ve tried them before but haven’t...

When your child needs you but you're hundreds of miles away...

Each night before I go to bed, I stand in the hall outside of my boys’ bedroom doors and loudly announce, “Here for hugs!” For years—and...

It. Goes. So. Fast.: The Year of No Do-Overs, by Mary Louise Kelly, Macmillan, 240pp. Mary Louise Kelly has reported on national security...