How to guide your teenager The problem(s): You aren’t their friend. They aren't your mini-me. You aren’t exactly the same. You don’t want to shut them down or shut them out, but you don’t want them to get hurt or make terrible decisions. You want them to live a happy life. You want them to go to Heaven. ...[ read more ]
[caption id="attachment_1065" align="aligncenter" width="750"] I'd add, "so". "You are SO loved."[/caption] My Story of Teenage Life Time is interesting. So many days have passed since my high school experience, yet I can close my eyes and feel the memories like it was yesterday. I remember the urgent feeling on a summer day to start calling around for available and willing...[ read more ]
[caption id="attachment_958" align="aligncenter" width="750"] You set boundaries and they break through them to run to the sunset. Mend the fences and keep on keeping on.[/caption] Who Else Wants to Raise A Kid That Can Have Healthy Relationships? OH NO! The parent that has abdicated the throne. This comes up with teenagers who have entered highschool. Or even 13 year olds...[ read more ]
*This post is dedicated to leaders in any ministry that are operating out of a volunteer, part time position with limited training. Image by Haley Rude on Etsy! My Story: I had a special relationship with a teenager while I was in college. She was witty, creative, and intelligent. She threw some half truths in her stories that kept me wondering...[ read more ]
Let me introduce you to a life-changing-oh-that's-exactly-it book! These pages just fire me up with words that breath new life into my lungs. (I first read it during college with my 203 roomies, love of love them!) We all struggle with wanting to control others and wanting to keep ourselves under control- and this book urges us to be in...[ read more ]