As a parent, one of the greatest gifts you can give your child is a home where safe means home and home means safe. Emotional safety, above nearly every other factor, is key to raising children who live, love, and lead well. Parents have first access to the deepest...
What do your friendships look like? Who are you choosing to be your friends? If your circle of friends consists solely of people who need to be rescued, and individuals who join you in poor-me pity parties, it’s time to expand your circle. Friendships are healthiest...
CHOOSING WISDOM: For Single Moms is a fresh 7-day devotional that helps single moms choose wisdom. When crisis crashes into your world, your nervous system springs to alert. Legal stress. Financial strain. Comforting children with questions and a broken heart. And it...
By Tiffany Lindsey To help kids feel safe through divorce, parents must understand what the situation looks like from the child's view. Looking back 40 years to my parents’ divorce, there are things I would have wanted my parents to know. Divorce is traumatic and life...
Are you clear about what you won’t do? After all, what you won’t do may be more important to your best life than what you will do. The story goes that the British Rowing Team’s performance was not producing wins. Something had to change, so the team adopted a practice...
Pam Farrel (raised by a single mom) and PeggySue Wells (a single mom of seven!) offer guidance to single moms (and dads!) as they navigate life with their children. They examine some of the best decisions a single mom can make—things like choosing to thrive, creating a nurturing home, introducing your child to Jesus, and learning to respond to situations in healthy ways. It’s an encouraging conversation for the single parent! (Part 2 of 2)
Can I make my child happy? As a mom, how much am I responsible for the happiness of my children? Can anyone make someone else happy? The tendency to confuse faithfulness with responsibility runs through my DNA, popping up in home and ministry. Years ago, I put...
We’ve heard of soccer moms and stage mothers. I’m a writer who trailers my kids and horses across the nation. My Apple computer, fondly christened MacBeth, is the essential I bring along.