I’m guessing that like me, you’ve seen your girl have to be confident – or not be confident – sometime in the past couple of weeks. Heading back to school has a way of pulling on our kids. If we’ve seen our kids lacking confidence, how can we help them to develop this…
Depression. When you hear the word, what do you think? Do you wonder what exactly it is? Does the word make you feel uncomfortable or maybe even annoyed? Do you think of someone specifically? Do you maybe think of yourself? I have struggled with depression my entire life. Even when I was twelve…
“What are you passionate about?” At a conference with nearly 800 women who feel called to speak and write, this is one question I ask at She Speaks over and over again. Her answer: the classroom. A professor, the gal at my breakfast table began to share how so many parents are missing the mark…
The place to begin building a bridge to our child’s heart is: be aware. Adolescence is a very scary time for our kids. It is especially hard on those entering middle school. They have been relatively protected and now they are being thrown into situations that no one has prepared them for. It is…
It’s our last week of prayer but just the beginning of praying our children through this school year! Let’s pray this prayer together for our kids: Week 4: To Know Him Better Ephesians 1: 17 “I keep asking that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the glorious Father, may give you the Spirit of…
The ads are out; the shopping in full force. As our state promotes our tax-free back to school buying, I’m jolted back to the reality of the pressure our children face as they go back to school. For some, it will be back to familiar surroundings and faces. Others face a whole new campus…