by Janel Breitenstein | Sep 12, 2025 | children, closeness and intimacy, closeness; intimacy, emotional health, kids, listening, Parenting, prayer, prayers, relationships
Author’s note: I’m pretty stoked. September 30 marks the release of my second book, Deliver Us from Meltdowns: And Other Real-World Prayers for Parents; if you’d like, get it on pre-order now! It’s been a fun project. A mix of theology,...
by Janel Breitenstein | Aug 6, 2025 | children, closeness and intimacy, closeness; intimacy, emotional health, kids, listening, Parenting, prayer, prayers, relationships
Author’s note: I’m pretty stoked. September 30 marks the release of my second book, Deliver Us from Meltdowns: And Other Real-World Prayers for Parents; if you’d like, get it on pre-order now! It’s been a fun project. A mix of theology,...
by Janel Breitenstein | Jul 25, 2025 | closeness and intimacy, closeness; intimacy, conflict, listening, Marriage, methods, practical, Questions to take your relationships deeper, relationships, staying in love
So my husband John and I have a house rule. If after arguing in marriage, you think someone should be sleeping on the couch, that someone needs to be you. Thankfully, I can count those times on one hand. Maybe one or two fingers. That doesn’t mean we don’t...
by Janel Breitenstein | Jul 8, 2025 | emotional health, Marriage, Parenting, relationships
It’s a photo from college, before my husband and I married; I believe I’d just gotten my wisdom teeth out. I’m in our university’s racquetball courts, where he, my then-boyfriend, would play in tournaments. Let’s just say I wasn’t...
by Janel Breitenstein | Jun 6, 2025 | emotional health, faith, free download, helping others, Printables and Freebies, time alone with God
Last Monday morning, my teenage daughter shrugged at me over coffee. “I know you’re a person with a lot of faith so these passages aren’t a problem.” She motioned to her Bible on the table; we’d been talking about Job, and Abraham being...
