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Month: January 2021

“I just don’t understand”: What it says about me

January 22, 2021 / / 2 Comments
Reading Time: 4 minutes

I just don't understand

“I just don’t understand how…”

I heard it again this week from someone else. This is after hearing it more times than I could count with someone else’s conflict. read more

When You’re Scrabbling for Hope for *That* Child

January 15, 2021 / / 2 Comments
Reading Time: 5 minutes

hope

Anyone else out there go through these seasons when you’re struggling to find hope around one of your kids?

Gnawing on this recently, I realized I’ve gone through seasons of this with each of my kids. Some more than others, sure. But there was that year when I was deeply concerned about my daughter’s manipulation. Or my son’s ADHD taking a wrecking ball to his relationships. Or that kid whose ego I could see splintering him off from listening to God. read more

The Events of January 6: 5 Ways to Talk and Deal as a Family

January 8, 2021 / / 2 Comments
Reading Time: 4 minutes

January 6

My eleven-year-old put into words what likely more than one American has been thinking about the tragic and troubling events of January 6. “2021 was supposed to be better than 2020! We’re only six days in!”

And then there was my 16-year-old’s assessment. “If we were describing the U.S. in terms of health, I’d say we’re spiking a fever.” read more

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