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June 2025

June 17, 2025

Boy Mom Cracks the Code on Male Behavior: Jenilee Samuel

If you’re trying to figure out how the boys (and men) in your life operate,...

June 12, 2025

Fatherhood: Dave Barnes Ponders the Laboratory Called Home

This week’s Father’s Day guest blog comes to you from singer/songwriter and co-host of the...

April 2025

April 22, 2025

5 Quick Steps to Calm a Stressed-Out Child (Part 2)

Were you surprised last week to learn how important it really is to listen to...

April 15, 2025

5 Quick Steps to Calm a Stressed-Out Child (Part 1)

It’s so important to listen to what your child is saying and, more than that,...

March 2025

March 18, 2025

Perfect Practice Makes Perfect (Part 1)

You know those big conventions that have workshops, exhibit booths, and lots of chaos? This...

March 11, 2025

With Money, the Three Gs Matter (part 2)

When we model an if/then approach to money (you know: If I have this, then...

July 2024

July 23, 2024

10 Things I Would Do Over as a Stepmom

Readers frequently write in to request help and tips for stepfamilies, and so I am...

May 2024

May 21, 2024

How To Stop Being a Snowplow Parent – Part 2

This is Part 2 of a two-part series for parents who are tempted to do...

March 2024

March 12, 2024

Finding Contentment in the Everyday

What I discovered is what I hope you do, too: that contentment is available to...

September 2023

September 28, 2023

The Sky Is Not Falling—3 Ways to Help Our Kids Find Calm in Chaos

We all know societal challenges are real. And some people are absolutely called to address...

September 05, 2023

What Every Empty Nest Parent Needs to Know (Part 3)

Are you adjusting to an empty nest? This series will help! Part 1 and Part...

August 2023

August 22, 2023

What Every Empty Nest Parent Needs to Know (Part 1)

So in the span of a few very short weeks or months, as our kids...

June 2023

June 22, 2023

Letting Dads be Dads – Even When it is Terrifying (Part 2)

Our online survey respondents really admire their men! Here’s a sampling of how respondents answered...

January 2023

January 24, 2023

This One Action Can Create a Competent and Confident Dad (Part 1)

So the overall implication is clear for all the fathers out there: the more you...

November 2022

November 22, 2022

Two Steps to Improving Your Emotional Health This Thanksgiving

Here’s why it matters for thankfulness: In a broken world, we have to train ourselves...

November 17, 2022

National Adoption Month and How to Love Adoptive Families Well

God is doing a powerful work in adoptive families as they work to help kids...

October 2022

October 11, 2022

Finding Hope in a Breast Cancer Journey – PART 2

This journey has grown my faith, Jeff's faith, and no doubt the faith of our...

June 2022

June 13, 2022

Cheering Dads in the Daily Things

There is great power in trusting and cheering on your man in the little daily...

May 2022

May 04, 2022

Honoring All the Mothers (Who Are Loving the Kids They’ve Got)

Special note: If you are struggling with Mother’s Day due to any number of complex...

April 2022

April 05, 2022

A Different Perspective on Teens—and How to Talk to Them

Many of our kids, to some degree or another, have been hearing our warnings about...

December 2021

December 21, 2021

Wishing You Christmas Joy, All Year Round

Yes, life can be very “real” at times. But so is the God who has...

December 14, 2021

Announcing Let’s Find Joy – A Children’s Journey to Joy

Order your copy of Let's Find Joy and spread joy and hope in a child's...

September 2021

September 09, 2021

Sports Parents, Here’s What Coaches Want You To Know

The lessons we help our kids learn as they pursue their athletic endeavors can have...

July 2021

July 16, 2021

Unplanned Pregnancies: Supporting Women by Involving Men

Recently, a woman told me about her adult daughter’s ordeal when she found herself unmarried...

May 2021

May 06, 2021

All the Mommy Ladies: What You Said About Being a Mom

I once heard an exhausted mom say, “If God wanted me to really love parenting,...

May 04, 2021

When Your Triggers Get Tripped In Relationships

Ask yourself, what is the number one thing that is putting you over the edge?...

April 2021

April 01, 2021

I Am Relearning How To Find Rest—And I Need Your Story

Three years ago, I started a new season—writing not only research-based relationship books, but women’s...

March 2021

March 09, 2021

5 Ways Parents Can Raise Leaders

Today we are sharing a guest blog from Alli Worthington while Shaunti is in this...

November 2020

November 10, 2020

This One Thing Makes a Huge Difference for Your Teen

Parents, I have some encouraging news for you. Although we’re all suffering from just a...

October 2020

October 22, 2020

A House Divided? Handling Hot Political Discussions Without Getting Burned

I recently shared my outlook on the upcoming presidential election, our national discord, the possibility...